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Zosimus was a male historian and writer from the Byzantine Empire. He was born in 460 and died in 520. His period of activity began in 500 and ended in 600, with his floruit recorded as 500. He wrote in Koine Greek and adhered to polytheism.
His notable works include Historia nova, Zosimi Historiae graece et latine, Herodianou Historion Biblia e Herodiani Histor. lib. VIII, Historia nova edidit Ludovicus Mendelssohn, and Zosimi comitis et exaduocati fisci Historiae nouae libri VI. He is described by sources such as Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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Top works
- Historia nova
- Zosimi Historiae graece et latine
- Herodianou Historion Biblia e Herodiani Histor. lib. VIII
- Historia nova edidit Ludovicus Mendelssohn
- Zosimi comitis et exaduocati fisci Historiae nouae libri VI
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Koine Greek
- Religion
- polytheism
- Field of work
- late antiquity
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- date of birth
- 0460-00-00
- date of death
- 0520-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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- Zosimus (historian)
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- Zosimus (historian)
- name in native language
- Ζώσιμος
- floruit
- 0500-00-00
- writing language
- Koine Greek
- end of work period
- 0600-00-00
- start of work period
- 0500-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Zosimus (Ancient Greek: Ζώσιμος [ˈzosimos]; fl. 490s–510s) was a Byzantine Greek historian who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I (491–518). According to Photius, he was a comes, and held the office of "advocate" of the imperial treasury. Zosimus was also known for condemning Constantine’s rejection of the traditional polytheistic religion.
Little more is known about the life of Zosimus except that he was Greek and a pagan. He was not a contemporary of the events of his books.
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