Editing Simon Magus (section)

===''Acts of Peter''===
The [[apocrypha]]l ''[[Acts of Peter]]'' gives a more elaborate tale of Simon Magus' death. Simon is performing [[Magic (paranormal)|magic]] in the [[Roman Forum|Forum]], and, in order to prove himself to be a god, he levitates into the air above the Forum.  The apostle [[Saint Peter|Peter]] prays to God to stop his flying, and he stops mid-air and falls into a place called "the ''Sacra Via''" (meaning "Holy Way" in [[Latin language|Latin]]), breaking his legs "in three parts". The previously non-hostile crowd then [[Stoning|stones]] him. Now gravely injured, he has some people carry him on a bed at night from Rome to [[Ariccia]], and is brought from there to [[Terracina]] to a person named Castor, who has been banished from Rome, on account of accusations of sorcery levelled against him. The Acts then continue to say that he died "while being sorely cut by two physicians".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/actspeter.html|title=The Acts of Peter|website=www.earlychristianwritings.com}}</ref>