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530– · Byzantine poet and historian

Also known as: Agathias Scholastikos, Agathias von Myrina, Агафий Миринейский, アガティアス, 阿伽提亚斯, Агафий

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Known works

  • Agathiou scholastikou Peri tēs Ioustinianou Basileias bibloi pente. Agathiæ scholastici De imperio et rebus gestis Iustiniani imperatoris, libri quinque
  • Historiai
  • The histories
  • Histoires (2007)
  • Agathiae Myrinaei Historiarum libri quinque