Orestes (prefect of Egypt)
5th century CE Roman governor of Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Greek mythological figure, see Orestes. For other uses, see Orestes (disambiguation).
Orestes (fl. 415 AD) was a Roman state official serving as governor of the diocese of Egypt (the Augustal prefect)[1] in 415. During his term of office, he waged a violent feud against the bishop of Alexandria, Cyril, and their struggle precipitated the death of the philosopher and scientist Hypatia.