Photius

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[foh-shee-uhs] / ˈfoʊ ʃi əs /

noun

1. a.d. c820–891, patriarch of Constantinople 858–867, 877–882.

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Photius

"Photius, the freedman----" "And yet another," whispered Cethegus, "who, scarcely freed from Theodora's gilded prison, would only exchange it for the vaults of the Bosphorus."

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 by Felix Dahn

Bardas found out and promoted Photius, afterwards patriarch of Constantinople, and equally famous in the annals of the church and of learning.

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam

For twelve years he was engaged upon this work, the result being his monumental Photius, Patriarch von Constantinopel.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Life of Gregory, iv.153.Anastasius, in his letter to Pope John VIII., prefixed to the Seventh General Council, quoted by Photius, i.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Thomas W. Allies

With regard to the Phœnicians and Syrians, Photius states that the Kronus of both was known under the names of El, Bel, and Bolathen.

From The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices by Anonymous

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