his death In the year 67. But as they also affirm, with universal tradition, that he died at the same time with Paul in the Neronian persecution, which according to Tacitus broke out in July, 64; and as a second persecution under the same emperor cannot be proved; the date here given is clearly wrong, and the error is no doubt owing in part to the fact, that on this point the fathers, instead of following the full and reliable statement of Tacitus, made use of Suetonius, who separates the persecution