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Agathias
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Agathias Scholasticus (; 582/594) was a Byzantine poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558.
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Agathias was a male historian, lawyer, and writer from the Byzantine Empire. Born in 536 in Myrina, he lived during the Byzantine Empire period and died on January 1, 582, in Constantinople. He wrote in Ancient Greek and was also fluent in medieval Greek. His native name was Άγαθίας σχολαστικός.
His notable works include *Agathiae Myrinaei Historiarum Libri Quinque*, *De bello Gothorum, et aliis peregrinis historiis*, *Historiai*, *Zosimi comitis et exaduocati fisci Historiae nouae libri VI*, and *Prokop*. He is described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *Pauly–Wissowa*, and the *Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia*.
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Person · Open Library
- Died
- 582
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Agathiae Myrinaei Historiarum Libri Quinque
- De bello Gothorum, et aliis peregrinis historiis
- Agathiou scholastikou Peri tēs Ioustinianou Basileias bibloi pente. Agathiæ scholastici De imperio et rebus gestis Iustiniani imperatoris, libri quinque
- Historiai
- Zosimi comitis et exaduocati fisci Historiae nouae libri VI
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Key facts
- Writer.name
- Agathias Scholasticus
- Writer.native_name
- Ἀγαθίας σχολαστικός
- Writer.native_name_lang
- grc
- Writer.birth_place
- Myrina, Mysia, Asia Minor
- Writer.death_date
- 582 or 594
- Writer.occupation
- poet, historian, lawyer
- Writer.language
- Ancient Greek
- Writer.genre
- history, poetry
- Writer.notableworks
- Histories, Cycle of Agathias
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Myrina
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of death
- 0582-01-01
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- Byzantine Empire
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- Άγαθίας σχολαστικός
- date of birth
- 0536-00-00
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- Agathias
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- entry in abbreviations table
- Agath.
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- 0600-00-00
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- Agathias
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Agathias, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Writings
- Histories
- Editions and translations of the ''Histories''
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Agathias Scholasticus (; 582/594) was a Byzantine poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558.
== Biography == Agathias was a native of Myrina (Mysia), an Aeolian city in western Asia Minor. His father was Memnonius. His mother was presumably Pericleia. A brother of Agathias is mentioned in primary sources, but his name has not survived. Their probable sister Eugenia is known by name. The Suda clarifies that Agathias was active in the reign of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, mentioning him as a contemporary of Paul the Silentiary, Macedonius of Thessalonica and Tribonian.
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