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Photius of Constantinople

c. 810–c. 893 AD

Patriarch of Constantinople in the ninth century and one of the great scholars of Byzantium. His Bibliotheca summarises hundreds of books, many of which are otherwise lost.

Works here: 4 to read straight through

Start hereThe LibraryPhotius's notes on the first 17 books in his Library, from Theodore's defense of Dionysius to the Acts of the Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon. · 17 sections · with audio

Treatises and other works2

Epigram on the Story of Clitophon and Leucippe 4 sectionslistenA short verse by Photius commending the romance of Clitophon and Leucippe to readers who want to live chastely, for Leucippe's endurance.
The Library 17 sections · Part only: Codices 1–17 of 279listenPhotius's notes on the first 17 books in his Library, from Theodore's defense of Dionysius to the Acts of the Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon.

Commentaries and notes2