Peter the Patrician
Peter the Patrician was a historian, diplomat and writer (500–565). He was born at Thessaloniki and died at Constantinople.
Also recorded as Peter Patrikios; Petros Patrikios.
Peter the Patrician in brief
- Born
- 500
- Died
- 565
- Known for
- historian, diplomat and writer
- Place of birth
- Thessaloniki
Contents
Catalogued works
4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.
On ceremonies. History. Collection. Dexippi, Eunapii, Petri Patricii, Prisci, Malchi, Menandri historiarum quae supersunt.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician, 2015. Peter Patrikios (Peter the Patrician), The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2022. Procopius of Caesarea, Peter the Patrician, and the Outbreak of the Gothic War, Mnemosyne, 2023. THE <i>HISTORIA AUGUSTA</i>, NICOMACHUS FLAVIANUS, AND PETER THE PATRICIAN, The Classical Review, 2004. INTRODUCTION TO EARLY PATRICIAN LITERATURE, The Letters of St. Patrick and Early Patrician Literature, 2025. Delving into the composition of the Persian delegation during the 298 Roman-Persian negotiations, Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2025.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 500Peter the Patrician born at Thessaloniki.
- 565Peter the Patrician died at Constantinople.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
INTRODUCTION TO EARLY PATRICIAN LITERATURE, The Letters of St. Patrick and Early Patrician Literature, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Peter Patrikios (Peter the Patrician), The Encyclopedia of Ancient History, 2022
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Procopius of Caesarea, Peter the Patrician, and the Outbreak of the Gothic War, Mnemosyne, 2023
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
THE <i>HISTORIA AUGUSTA</i>, NICOMACHUS FLAVIANUS, AND PETER THE PATRICIAN, The Classical Review, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
- 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Peter the Patrician.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
VIAF cluster 250926283 for Peter the Patrician, aggregating national library name authorities.
authority file · Unverified · OCLC
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q964738: Peter the Patrician
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Peter the Patrician”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Books
16,271 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Peter StraubAuthor
- Péter SzondiAuthor
- Peter TatchellAuthor
- Peter TempleAuthor
- Peter TownsendAuthor
- Peter TurriniAuthor
- Peter V. BrettAuthor
- Peter WattsAuthor
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