E05714: John Malalas in his Chronographia mentions the martyrdom of *Pantoleon/Panteleemon (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), *Hermolaos, Hermippos, and Hermokrates (martyrs of Nicomedia, S01780), and *Hesychios (martyr of Nicomedia, S00971, or Antioch S01034) under Maximian Galerius (r. 305-311). Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria) or Constantinople, in the mid-6th c.

John Malalas, Chronographia, 12. 45

Μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἀποθέσθαι Διοκλητιανὸν τὴν βασιλείαν ἐβασίλευσεν Μαξιμιανὸς ὁ ἐπίκλην Ἑρκούλιος ἔτη ιθʹ. καὶ ἀνελθὼν ἐν Ῥώμῃ ἐθριάμβευσεν τὴν κατὰ Περσῶν καὶ Αἰγυπτίων νίκην. ἦν δὲ μακρός, εὐσθενής, μιξοπόλιος τὴν κάραν, ἁπλόθριξ, τελειοπώγων, μελάγχροος, εὔρινος, εὐόφθαλμος, ἐλλόγιμος. ἠγωνίσατο δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς κατὰ χριστιανῶν καὶ ἐτιμωρήσατο πολλοὺς ἁγίους· ἐν οἷς ἐμαρτύρησεν ὁ ἅγιος Παντολέων καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἡσύχιος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἕρμιππος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἑρμόλαος καὶ ὁ ἅγιος Ἑρμοκράτης.

‘After Diocletian had laid the empire aside, Maximian, also named Herculius, reigned for 19 years. On returning to Rome he celebrated a triumph for the victory over the Persians and Egyptians. He was tall and strong, with greying, straight hair on his head, a full beard, dark skin and a good nose and eyes; he was eloquent. He too carried out a persecution against the Christians and punished many holy men. Amongst those martyred were Saint Pantaleon, Saint Hesychios, Saint Hermippos, Saint Hermolaos and Saint Hermokrates.’

Text: Thurn 2000. Translation Jeffreys, Jeffreys, and Scott 1986.