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George Pachymeres
Late 13th-century Byzantine Greek historian, philosopher, and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Pachymeres (Greek: Γεώργιος Παχυμέρης, romanized: Geórgios Pachyméris; 1242 – c. 1310)[1] was a Byzantine Greek historian, philosopher, music theorist and miscellaneous writer.
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Γεώργιος Παχυμέρης | |
![]() Portrait of George Pachymeres in his History | |
Born | 1242 (1242) |
Died | c. 1310 (aged approx. 68) |
Nationality | Byzantine Greek |
Education | Law in Constantinople |
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Notable work | Byzantine history in 13 books rhetorical exercises a Quadrivium general sketch of Aristotelian philosophy paraphrase of the speeches and letters of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite poems an autobiography description of Augustaeum square description of column erected by Justinian I in Hagia Sophia |
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