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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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- 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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- 2
- Total plays
- 3
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2 total works indexed
- The Histories
· 1975 · cited 32x
- Agathiae Myrinaei Historiarum libri quinque
· 1828 · cited 7x
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Quotes
- “Εἰμί μὲν οὐ φιλόοινος: ὅταν δ᾽ ἐθέλῃς με μεθύσσαι, πρῶτα σὺ γευομένη πρόσφερε, καὶ δέχομαι.εἰ γὰρ ἐπιψαύσεις τοῖς χείλεσιν, οὐκέτι νήφειν εὐμαρὲς, οὐδὲ φυγεῖν τὸν γλυκὺν οἰνοχόονπορθμεύει γὰρ ἔμοιγε κύλιξ παρὰ σοῦ τὸ φίλημα, καί μοι ἀπαγγέλλει τὴν χάριν ἣν ἔλαβεν.”
- “Εἰργομένη φιλέειν με κατὰ στόμα δῖα Ῥοδάνθη ζώνην παρθενικὴν ἐξετάνυσσε μέσην,καὶ κείνην φιλέεσκεν ἐγὼ δέ τις ὡς ὀχετηγὸς ἀρχὴν εἰς ἑτέρην εἷλκον ἔρωτος ὕδωρ,αὐερύων τὸ φίλημα: περὶ ζωστῆρα δὲ κούρης μάστακι ποππύζων, τηλόθεν ἀντεφίλουν.ἦν δὲ πόνου καὶ τοῦτο παραίφασις: ἡ γλυκερὴ γὰρ ζώνη πορθμὸς ἔην χείλεος ἀμφοτέρου.”
- “Τῇ Παφίῃ στεφάνους, τῇ Παλλάδι τὴν πλοκαμῖδα,Ἀρτέμιδι ζώνην ἄνθετο Καλλιρόη:εὕρετο γὰρ μνηστῆρα τὸν ἤθελε, καὶ λάχεν ἥβηνσώφρονα, καὶ τεκέων ἄρσεν ἔτικτε γένος.”
- “Εἰ μὲν ἀπὸ Σπάρτης τις ἔφυς, ξένε μή με γελάσσηις· οὐ γὰρ ἐμοὶ μούνηι ταῦτα τέλεσσε Τύχη·εἰ δέ τις ἐξ Ἀσίης, μὴ πένθεε· Δαρδανικοῖς γὰρ σκήπτροις Αἰνεαδῶν πᾶσα νένευκε πόλις.εἰ δὲ θεῶν τεμένη καὶ τείχεα καὶ ναετῆρας ζηλήμων δηίων ἐξεκένωσεν Ἄρης,εἰμὶ πάλιν· βασίλεια σὺ δ', ὦ τέκος, ἄτρομε Ῥώμη, βάλλε καθ' Ἑλλήνων σῆς ζυγόδεσμα δίκης.”
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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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- date of death
- 0582-01-01
- name in native language
- Άγαθίας σχολαστικός
- date of birth
- 0536-00-00
- Commons category
- Agathias
- entry in abbreviations table
- Agath.
- floruit
- 0600-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- 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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Article
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.