Nonnus (disambiguation) — Nonnus may signify: Nonnus of Panopolis, author of the Dionysiaca Nonnosus, also called Nonnus, Byzantine historian of the 6th century Theophanes Nonnus, a Byzantine physician (10th century) Saint Nonnus, bishop of Edessa (Mesopotamia) of the 5th … Wikipedia
Theophanes — may refer to: * St. Theophanes, the name of several saints, including: **Theophan the Recluse (Russian, 19th century) **Theodorus and Theophanes **Théophane Vénard, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs **Theophanes the Confessor (Byzantine, 8th 9th… … Wikipedia
Theophanes — Theophanes, gest. 818, griech. Mönch, Fortsetzer des Syncellus (in der Bonner Sammlung der Byzantiner, 1839). – T., Nonnus, griech. Arzt im 10. Jahrh. u. Chr., medicinischer Schriftsteller (Ausgabe von Bernard, Gotha 1794) … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… … Wikipedia
Byzantine Literature — • The four cultural elements included are the Greek, the Christian, the Roman, and the Oriental Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Byzantine Literature Byzantine Literature … Catholic encyclopedia
Greek literature — Introduction body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… … Universalium
Patrologia Graeca — The Patrologia Graeca (or Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca) is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the ancient Koine or medieval variants of the Greek language. It consists… … Wikipedia
Persecution of religion in ancient Rome — As the Roman Republic, and later the Roman empire, expanded, it came to include people from a variety of cultures, and religions. The worship of an ever increasing number of deities was tolerated and accepted. The government, and the Romans in… … Wikipedia
Decline of Hellenistic polytheism — The Hellenistic religion at the time of the Constantinian shift consisted mainly of three main currents, *Hellenic Polytheism, *the official Roman imperial cult, *various Mystery religions.Christianity grew gradually in Rome and the Roman empire… … Wikipedia
Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism — The Greco Roman religion at the time of the Constantinian shift mostly consisted of three main currents, Greco Roman Polytheism, the official Roman imperial cult, various Mystery religions. Early Christianity grew gradually in Rome and the Roman… … Wikipedia
