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(in Latin versions of the story known as Aurea) is the principal figure in the account of the martyrdom of Hippolytus. It purports to relate to martyrdoms which took place during a violent persecution of the Christians by the emperor Claudius., There are many versions of this story. The most complete discussion of all these stories is to be found in Dillinger, Hippoolytus und Kallistus, chapter 2.