A citation from the library
Oecumenius, on Acts 6:9
Oecumenius · c. A.D. 550
Acts 6:9 · Douay-Rheims
“Now there arose some of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.”
On this verse:
“He says that their frenzy and momentum rose again and that they were not only roused against themselves but also would soon debate and sophisticate with another crowd, perhaps Libertines, and Alexandrians, and Cyrenaicans, and Cilicians, and Asians. And just as the discussion proceeds through another crowd, so likewise the accusation through others, and the plot of tricksters and desperate men. For, being prevented by Gamaliel from attempting anything against the apostles, and having nothing to charge against them, they now attack Stephen with slander, having missed the debate held in the clubs of talkers, and he says they perhaps call the Romans Libertines, having styled themselves after Livia the wife of Augustus, since the woman was also visible and especially loved for her virtue by Augustus. Indeed she herself lived on in return, persistently attending upon the tomb of Augustus.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.