Theodosius
8. Another writer of the history of the later Roman empire, was a Syracusan monk, in the tenth century of our era.
Works
Account of the Taking of Syracuse
He wrote an account of the taking of Syracuse by the Spanish Arabs, in the form of a letter to Leo Diaconus.
Editions
Latin Editions
A Latin version of which, by the monk Joasaph, or Josaphat, has been published in a more or less complete form in the various collections of works on the history of Italy (Muratori, Script. Rer. Ital. vol. i. pt. ii. p. 257a).
Greek Editions
The Greek text was first published, with a new Latin version and notes, by C. B. Hase, in his edition of Leo Diaconus, Paris, 1819, fol.
Further Information
Vossius, de Hist. Graec. p. 504, ed. Westermann; Hoffmann, Lexicon. Bibliograph. Scriptor. Graecorum, s. vv. Theodosius and Leo.
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