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759–817 · Byzantine aristocrat, monk and historian (c.758/60–c.817/8)

Also known as: Theophanes, Theophanes Confessor, Theophanes der Bekenner, Theophanes Homologetes, Феофан Исповедник, تيوفان المعرف

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