Patriarch_Politianus_of_Alexandria

Patriarch Politianus of Alexandria

Patriarch Politianus of Alexandria

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Politianus served partas Greek Patriarch of Alexandria between 768 and 813. According to Eutychius, Politianus was a physician by training, visited Baghdad and healed Hārūn al-Rašīd's concubine. He reportedly participated in the translation of Vindonius Anatolius of Berytus' "Collection of Agricultural Practices" from Greek into Arabic for Yahya ibn Khalid in 795 CE.[1]

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  • "Politianus (768–813)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
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    Treiger, Alexander (1 April 2022). "From al-Biṭrīq to Ḥunayn: Melkite and Nestorian Translators in Early ʿAbbāsid Baghdad". Mediterranea. International Journal on the Transfer of Knowledge. 7: 143–181. doi:10.21071/mijtk.v7i.13666.
Preceded by Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
768–813		 Succeeded by


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