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Zosimus (Ancient Greek: Ζώσιμος; fl. 490s–510s) was a Greek historian who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the eastern Roman Emperor Anastasius I (491–518). [1] According to Photius , he was a comes , and held the office of "advocate" of the imperial treasury . [ 2 ]
Pope Zosimus was the bishop of Rome from 18 March 417 to his death on 26 December 418. [1] He was born in Mesoraca , Calabria . [ 2 ] Zosimus took a decided part in the protracted dispute in Gaul as to the jurisdiction of the See of Arles over that of Vienne , giving energetic decisions in favour of the former, but without settling the controversy.
Zosimus (historian) (c. 490–510) 5th-century Byzantine historian; Pope Zosimus (died 418), born in Mesoraca, Calabria, who reigned from 417 to his death in 418; Zosimos of Samosata, mosaicist at Zeugma; Zosimus, 5th-century hermit who discovered Mary of Egypt in the desert; Zosimus the Epigrammist in Anthologia Graeca
The Story of Zosimus [1] (also called the Narration, [1] Apocalypse [1] or Journey of Zosimus [2]) is a Greek text of the 5th century AD. [3] It has sometimes been classified as among the Old Testament pseudepigrapha. [4] In the Middle Ages, it was translated into Syriac, Arabic, Ge'ez, Armenian, Georgian and Slavonic. [2]
Zosimus was eventually accused of being a secret heretic and, on 17 May 1494, he was removed from the metropolitan throne on charges of heresy and sodomy. [3] He died before any trial was held. Zosimus is known for having compiled a list of banned books and written an epistle against heretics .
Zosimas was born in the second half of the fifth century, during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II.He became a monk in a monastery in Palestine at a very young age, gaining a reputation as a great elder and ascetic.
After turning against Gallienus, Aureolus was killed during the political turmoil that surrounded the Emperor's assassination in a conspiracy orchestrated by his senior officers. Aureolus is known as one of the Thirty Tyrants and is referenced in ancient sources including the Historia Augusta, [1] Zonaras' epitome [2] and Zosimus' Historia Nova ...
The Roman army at Ticinum mutinied on August 13, 408, killing at least seven senior imperial officers (Zosimus 5.32). John Matthews observed that the following events "have every appearance of a thoroughly co-ordinated coup d'état organized by Stilicho's political opponents". [44] Stilicho retired to Ravenna, where he was taken into captivity.