In the article The diary of Vibia Perpetua: the writing of a woman in a Roman text of her own " written by Melissa C. Perez and "Perpetua" by Joyce Salisbury, have distinct ways of making their point, both manage to convey the message of "Saint Perpetua, who was martyred at Carthage in 203 CE , is known for the diary she kept while imprisoned by the Romans” (Salisbury). Both Perez and Salisbury provide an overview of Perpetua's history. Salisbury's article is a shorter overview of Perpetua's main point. Why, Perez's article takes up all the substance of the "challenges" of this convention because it concerns the social history of Rome through the exploration of a source written by a woman "at a time unpopular both for women and for Christianity. Both articles open with a brief overview of how, in the city of Carthage, we meet a Roman woman named Vibia Perpetua and her accounts of the events are the earliest surviving Christian records of the martyrs. This document consists of two unknown narrators, as well as Perpetua's personal account and finally the section in which he describes her death and that of her fellow martyrs. What is a martyr, you ask? A martyr is someone who is willing to suffer or die for their religious beliefs. Perpetua was a Roman citizen of Carthage; she was a 20-year-old married woman with a newborn baby. This document was written in the 3rd century during the persecution of Christians. Christianity gradually spread among Roman citizens, and because it was a monotheistic religion, they did not believe in sacrifices to the gods and/or the emperor. The Roman emperor Septimius Severus decided to “stop the spread of Judaism and Christianity around 1830.” 202, so he passed a law prohibiting anyone from converting to either...... middle of paper ......e Perez, I feel like they have little prejudice towards Vibia Perpetua newspapers. Both articles use evidence to support the argument around the topic Perpetua with facts from the primary source, scholarly journals, and professors. On the whole, Christians have had a difficult life, especially for a newly converted Christian. Being able to practice your religion without being mistreated has come a long way. Of having to give up everything they loved: family, country, friends, just to be able to die, because martyrdom meant a lot to them. For all the Christians who died in the arena, they represented a springboard for all future Christians who would follow in their footsteps. Having this first-hand account of what Perpetua and her fellow martyrs had to endure has allowed current Christians of that era to feel a sense of pride and joy, knowing that their deaths were not in vain..