Eusebius of Caesarea, Martyrs of Palestine 6.5
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θέατρον,

, and

theater

are directly attested at Eusebius of Caesarea, Martyrs of Palestine 6.5. This passage was written ca. 315 – 316 CE possibly in Caesarea.

εἶθ ὁ μὲν τοῦ δεσπότου φονεὺς τοῖς θηρσὶ παραβληθεὶς ἐλέου καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ἠξίωτο, μονονουχὶ κατ αὐτὸν ἐκεῖνον τὸν ἐπὶ τοῦ σωτῆρος Βαραββᾶν. βοαῖς δ ἐπὶ τούτῳ καὶ εὐφημίαις τὸ πᾶν ἐξηχεῖτο θέατρον, ὡσὰν τοῦ μιαιφόνου φιλανθρώπως πρὸς τοῦ βασιλέως σεσωσμένου, τιμῆς τε καὶ ἐλευθερίας ἠξιωμένου.

urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2018.tlg003.1st1K-grc1:6.5

But this murderer of his master, when he had been cast to the wild beasts, was deemed worthy of compassion and humanity, almost like Barabbas in the time of our Savior. And the whole theater resounded with shouts and cries of approval, because the murderer was humanely saved by the emperor, and deemed worthy of honor and freedom.

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