Luleyanus and Pappas Save the Jews of Lod
When Trajan blames the Jews for his daughter's murder, the brothers Luleyanus and Pappas falsely confess, giving their lives to save the community.
Therefore, the Gemara says what Yosef heard must have been referring to those killed by the government in Lod. Rashi explains that the Gemara is referring to an incident recorded very briefly in Taanis (18b)
Trajan’s daughter was murdered. Trajan did not know who committed the murder. However, in his mind, he was sure that the Jews were responsible. He sought to annihilate the entire Jewish community as retribution. Luleyanus and his brother Pappas falsely admitted to the heinous crime to spare the Jewish community. The ruse worked and the Jewish community was saved, but sadly Luleyanus and his brother Pappas were executed. It is these brothers who selflessly gave their own lives to save the Jewish community who are granted a lofty place in the World to Come. Even the tzaddikim of the generation cannot enter their canopy.