Patriarch Politianus of Alexandria explained

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]

References

• Web site: Politianus (768–813) . Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa . 2011-02-07.

Notes and References

1. Treiger . Alexander . From al-Biṭrīq to Ḥunayn: Melkite and Nestorian Translators in Early ʿAbbāsid Baghdad . Mediterranea. International Journal on the Transfer of Knowledge . 1 April 2022 . 7 . 143–181 . 10.21071/mijtk.v7i.13666. free .