Macedonius of Thessalonica
Macedonius of Thessalonica or Macedonius Consul (c. 500-560 AD) was a Byzantine hypatos during the reign of Justinian, and the author of 42 epigrams in the Greek Anthology, the best of which are some delicate and fanciful amatory pieces. His poems were published in 567 AD by Agathias in his collection of contemporary epigrams, the "Kyklos".
Also recorded as Macedonius the Consul · Macedonius Consul
Macedonius of Thessalonica
- Died
- 560 · Constantinople.
- Nationality
- Byzantine Empire
- Occupation
- writer · poet · epigrammatist
- Languages
- medieval Greek
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Macedonius of Thessalonica or Macedonius Consul (c. 500-560 AD) was a Byzantine hypatos during the reign of Justinian, and the author of 42 epigrams in the Greek Anthology, the best of which are some delicate and fanciful amatory pieces. His poems were published in 567 AD by Agathias in his collection of contemporary epigrams, the "Kyklos".
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Born at Thessaloniki, died in Constantinople in 560.
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