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Priscus
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Also known as Priscus of Panium, Priscus Panites

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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Born
234 BC
Died
149 BC
Works
106

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  • Cato variegatus

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Total plays
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Priscus
date of birth
0410-01-01
date of death
0471-00-00
floruit
0450-00-00
name in native language
Πρίσκος
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10 sections
Contents
  • 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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