Agathias

For the mountain of Crete, see Mount Agathias.
Agathias Scholasticus
Native name
Ἀγαθίας σχολαστικός
Bornc. 530
Myrina, Mysia, Asia Minor
Died582 or 594
Occupationpoet, historian, lawyer
LanguageAncient Greek
Genrehistory, poetry
Notable worksHistories, Cycle of Agathias

Agathias Scholasticus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθίας σχολαστικός; c. AD 530 – 582/594) was a East Roman poet and the principal historian of part of the reign of the Roman emperor Justinian I between 552 and 558.

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