About Theodosius the Deacon
Theodosius the Deacon was a Byzantine poet and historian.
Theodosius the Deacon or Theodosios Diakonos was a Byzantine poet who lived in the 10th century. He is known only through his The Capture of Crete (, in ), an epic poem in 1039 twelve-syllable lines, written in 962/963 to celebrate the recapture of the island of Crete from the Arabs in 961 by Nikephoros Phokas.
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Byzantine poet
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Theodosius the Deacon was a poet and historian.
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Theodosius the Deacon was Byzantine.
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