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Photius (c. 820 – 891) – a great erudite scholar and a patriarch of Constantinople – became known as the author of one of the best and most important literary works in Byzantium. His writing, known commonly as the Bibliotheca or Myriobiblios, is an invaluable resource of knowledge based on 279 books which he read over the years. Among the many books discussed by the patriarch, it is possible to find...