Eusebius wrote a book recounting the stories of the martyrs of Palestine, the province in which his city of Caesarea was located. Many churches were destroyed, the Scriptures and liturgical books burned, and Christians imprisoned, maimed, or horribly burned (from a gridiron). And, as in earlier persecutions, there were some who capitulated by handing over the Scriptures, offering sacrifice, or managing through guile to get around the laws.
