Theodosius the Deacon
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Theodosius the Deacon or Theodosios Diakonos was a Byzantine
poet who lived in the 10th century. He is known only through his The Sack of Crete , an epic poem in 1039 twelve-syllable lines, written in 962/963 to celebrate the recapture of the island of Crete
from the Arabs
in 961 by Nikephoros Phokas.
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
poet who lived in the 10th century. He is known only through his The Sack of Crete , an epic poem in 1039 twelve-syllable lines, written in 962/963 to celebrate the recapture of the island of Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
from the Arabs
Emirate of Crete
The Emirate of Crete was a Muslim state that existed on the Mediterranean island of Crete from the late 820s to the Byzantine reconquest of the island in 961....
in 961 by Nikephoros Phokas.