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'''Olympiodorus of Thebes''' ({{langx|grc|Ὀλυμπιόδωρος ὁ Θηβαῖος}}; born c. 380, fl. c. 412–425 AD) was an Egyptian historian, poet,[{{cite book |last1=Photius of Constantinople |first1=(9th century) |title=Biblioteca |publisher=Tertullian |edition=J. H. Freese (Trans) |url=http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/photius_03bibliotheca.htm#80 |access-date=24 November 2020}}] philosopher and diplomat of the early fifth century.[{{cite journal |last1=Matthews |first1=John F |title=Olympiodorus of Thebes and the history of the West (AD 407–425) |journal=Journal of Roman Studies |date=1970 |volume=60 |pages=79–97|doi=10.1017/S0075435800043276 |s2cid=222391426 }}]{{RP|79}} He produced a ''History'' in twenty-two volumes, written in [[Greek language|Greek]], dedicated to the Emperor [[Theodosius II]], detailing events in the [[Western Roman Empire]] between 407 and 425.[ The history is lost, but much of it is known from its use by other writers.] |
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'''Olympiodorus of Thebes''' ({{langx|grc|Ὀλυμπιόδωρος ὁ Θηβαῖος}}; born c. 380, fl. c. 412–425 AD) was a Roman historian, poet,[{{cite book |last1=Photius of Constantinople |first1=(9th century) |title=Biblioteca |publisher=Tertullian |edition=J. H. Freese (Trans) |url=http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/photius_03bibliotheca.htm#80 |access-date=24 November 2020}}] philosopher and diplomat of the early fifth century.[{{cite journal |last1=Matthews |first1=John F |title=Olympiodorus of Thebes and the history of the West (AD 407–425) |journal=Journal of Roman Studies |date=1970 |volume=60 |pages=79–97|doi=10.1017/S0075435800043276 |s2cid=222391426 }}]{{RP|79}} He produced a ''History'' in twenty-two volumes, written in [[Greek language|Greek]], dedicated to the Emperor [[Theodosius II]], detailing events in the [[Western Roman Empire]] between 407 and 425.[ The history is lost, but much of it is known from its use by other writers.] |
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His friends included [[philosopher]]s, provincial [[governor]]s and [[rhetoric]]ians. He made several journeys in an official capacity, accompanied for twenty years by a [[parrot]]. He was a "convinced but discreet" [[pagan]],[{{cite journal |last1=Treadgold |first1=Warren |title=The Diplomatic Career and Historical Work of Olympiodorus of Thebes |journal=International History Review |date=2004 |volume= 26, No. 4 (Dec., 2004) |issue=4 |pages=709–733|doi=10.1080/07075332.2004.9641043 |s2cid=154296596 }}]{{RP|709}} |
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His friends included [[philosopher]]s, provincial [[governor]]s and [[rhetoric]]ians. He made several journeys in an official capacity, accompanied for twenty years by a [[parrot]]. He was a "convinced but discreet" [[pagan]],[{{cite journal |last1=Treadgold |first1=Warren |title=The Diplomatic Career and Historical Work of Olympiodorus of Thebes |journal=International History Review |date=2004 |volume= 26, No. 4 (Dec., 2004) |issue=4 |pages=709–733|doi=10.1080/07075332.2004.9641043 |s2cid=154296596 }}]{{RP|709}} |
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