medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Angus Do we have any sense of the name Polemius in terms of the likely background of someone bearing that name in Late Antiquity? Is it known how widespread the name was at that period? Legend assigns it to the father of the supposed Roman martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria. He was from Alexandra. Is this an eastern name, then? Is it related to Ptolemy? Best wishes Graham **************************************** Dr Graham Jones Lecturer in English Topography University of Leicester Centre for English Local History Marc Fitch Historical Institute 5 Salisbury Road Leicester LE1 7QR United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2764 Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5769 e-Mail: [log in to unmask] Web pages: http://www.le.ac.uk/elh/grj1 ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html