Justin Martyr - The First Apology - c. 155 AD

The First Apology was an early work of Christian apologetics addressed by Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and his two adopted sons and future emperors Lucius Verus and Marcus Aurelius.

Justin Martyr ( Ἰουστῖνος ὁ μάρτυς, c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher. born at Flavia Neapolis, born about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, where he suffered martyrdom about the year 165. Two "Apologies" bearing his name and his "Dialogue with the Jew Tryphon" have come down to us.