Eusebius, writing 150 years later, accused him of causing Justin's death.
According to Justin, Crescens attacked the Christians with great acrimony, calling them atheists: Crescens, that lover of bravado and boasting; for the man is not worthy of the name of philosopher who publicly bears witness against us in matters which he does not understand, saying that the Christians are atheists and impious, and doing so to win favour with the deluded mob, and to please them.
This made the Christians comparable to other uncivilised peoples who had no gods either, such as the barbaric Scythians or nomadic Libyans.
[3] Tatian, in a discourse written around the same time, asserted that Crescens "surpassed all men in his love-of-boys (paiderastia) and was strongly addicted to the love of money".
"[2] Eusebius even claimed that Justin's martyrdom (c. 165) was in fact caused by Crescens,[5] but the only evidence he advanced were the statements of Tatian, who makes no claim that Justin met his death as a direct result of the plots of Crescens.