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  1. Stephanus or Stephen of Byzantium (Latin: Stephanus Byzantinus; Greek: Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, Stéphanos Byzántios; fl. 6th century AD) was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled Ethnica (Ἐθνικά).

  2. Ste'phanus Byzantius or Ste'phanus Byzantinus or Ste'phanus of Byzantium 2. Of Byzantium, the author of the well-known geographical lexicon, entitled Ἐθνικά, of which unfortunately we only possess an epitome. There are few ancient writers of any importance of whom we know so little as of Stephanus.

  3. 4 days ago · Overview. Stephanus of Byzantium. Quick Reference. Was a Greek grammarian, probably a contemporary of Justinian, and a publicly appointed teacher in Constantinople. Nothing is known in detail of his life except that he was a Christian.

  4. Nov 19, 2015 · 255–286. Published: November 2015. Split View. Annotate. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. By the time Justinian became sole emperor in 527 AD, pagan practices had been banned for more than a century. However, certain recent scholars have claimed that, despite the censure, paganism remained strong in the deeply Christian empire of Justinian.

  5. XV.-The Tradition of Stephanus Byzantius. AUBREY DILLER. INDIANA UNIVERSITY. Stephanus "of Byzantium ", the author of the Ethnica, was a professor in the Court Schools of Constantinople under Justinian about 535 A.D.1 It was the time and place where ancient Greek literature found its last refuge for weathering. the Dark Ages.

  6. date: 25 October 2022. Stephanus of Byzantium. Robert Browning. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6074. Published online: 07 March 2016. Extract. Greek grammarian, probably a contemporary of *Justinian, and a publicly appointed teacher in Constantinople. Nothing is known in detail of his life except that he was a Christian.

  7. Mar 22, 2021 · Citations of Stephanus of Byzantium on Orus in his Ethnica lead some commentators to assume that he had been his predecessor in the Imperial University. Most of these citations were eliminated when the Ethnica was shortened by an epitomizer.

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