Aphrodisianus Explained

Aphrodisianus (grc|Ἀφροδισιανός) was a Persian man who wrote in Ancient Greek a work called Description of the East (or A Picture of the World), a fragment of which is given by the 17th century philologist Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange.^{[1] [2]} An extract from this work is said to exist in the royal library at Vienna (now the Austrian National Library).

He was also quoted as a reference in the Chronicle of Hippolytus of Thebes and in the anonymous work known as the Ravenna Cosmography.^[3]

Aphrodisianus also wrote a historical work on the Christian Mary.^[4] Some speculate that this Aphrodisianus was a different author from the one who wrote Description of the East.^{[3] [5]}

Notes and References

1. [Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange]
2. Book: Cooley , William Desborough . William Desborough Cooley

   . William Desborough Cooley . The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery . Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green . 1 . 1830 . 176 . English . 2024-09-14.

3. Encyclopedia: Schmitz . Leonhard . Leonhard Schmitz . Aphrodisianus . The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge . 3 . 143 . Longman, Brown . English . 1843 . 2024-09-14.
4. [Johann Albert Fabricius]
5. [Gerardus Vossius]