Priscus
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thumb|right|200px|Priscus (left) with the Roman embassy at the court of Attila the Hun, holding his ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ (History, which the painter has incorrectly spelled ΙΣΤΩΡΙΑ). (Detail from [[Mór Than's Feast of Attila.)]]
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Priscus (Greek: Πρίσκος) was a male Byzantine diplomat, historian, orator, and writer who lived from 410 to 471. He was active around 450 and worked in the field of history. Priscus spoke and wrote in Ancient Greek.
His literary output includes five works. He is described in the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 234 BC
- Died
- 149 BC
- Works
- 106
Top works
- Originum fragmenta emendata, disposita, illustrata
- De agri cultura c. vii et viii cum adnotationibus Henrici Keilii
- M. Porci Catonis De re rustica liber
- Libri de re rustica
- Cato variegatus
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 18
- Total plays
- 37
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Priscus">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Hematological malignancies in East Africa—Which cancers to expect and how to provide services
· 2020 · cited 21x
- Early molecular response in East African Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia patients treated with Imatinib and barriers to access treatment
· 2020 · cited 12x
- Skin maculae, chronic diarrhea, cachexia, and splenomegaly—Late presentation of the first autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis in Tanzania
· 2021 · cited 5x
- Diagnosing Burkitt Lymphoma in Sub-Saharan Africa by Sequencing of Circulating Tumor DNA: A Comparative Microcosting Study
· 2025 · cited 3x
- Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing of Cell-Free DNA to Detect
<i>MYC</i>
-Immunoglobulin Translocation and Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in Plasma of Burkitt Lymphoma Patients in East Africa
· 2025 · cited 3x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- history
- Image
- PriscusofPanium.jpg
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- Commons category
- Priscus
- date of birth
- 0410-01-01
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- date of death
- 0471-00-00
- floruit
- 0450-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Πρίσκος
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Biography
- ''History of Byzantium''
- Priscus' account of a dinner with Attila the Hun
- Priscus in fiction
- Remaining works
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|200px|Priscus (left) with the Roman embassy at the court of Attila the Hun, holding his ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ (History, which the painter has incorrectly spelled ΙΣΤΩΡΙΑ). (Detail from [[Mór Than's Feast of Attila.)]]
Priscus of Panium (; ; 410s/420s AD – after 472 AD) was an Eastern Roman diplomat and Greek historian and rhetorician (or sophist).
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