During the persecution under Maximian, which began in the army, Maurice and seventy soldiers, his son Photinus among them, boldly confessed Christ and refused to sacrifice to the gods. They were stripped of their military belts, a disgrace like having a knight's spurs struck off in the Middle Ages, and thrown into prison.

Photinus, who was only a boy, was beheaded. The others were tortured with iron hooks and fire. Then, with cruel malice, they were taken to a low marshy spot near Apamea, smeared with honey and tied to stakes to be tormented by wasps, hornets and mosquitoes. They lingered for many days without food, and by the tenth day all were dead. Their heads were cut off and they were buried.

Thin entry · the 1897 book gives only 143 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.

DURING the persecution by the tyrant Maximian, which began in the army, Maurice and seventy soldiers, amongst whom was his son Photinus, boldly confessed Christ, and refused to sacrifice to the gods. They were deprived of their military belts, a humiliation similar to the striking off the spurs of a knight in the Middle Ages, and were consigned to prison. The head of Photinus, who was only a lad, was struck off; the others were tormented with iron hooks and fire; and then, with cruel malice, they were conducted to a low, marshy spot, near Apamea, were smeared with honey, and tied to stakes, that they might be tormented by wasps, hornets, and musquitos.