Priscus of Panium

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ancient Greek historian diplomat eyewitness chronicler rhetorician

Priscus of Panium was a 5th-century Greek diplomat and historian whose detailed eyewitness account of Attila the Hun’s court is a key source for understanding the late Roman and Hunnic worlds.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek historian ⓘ diplomat ⓘ eyewitness chronicler ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ
centuryActive	5th century ⓘ
embassyDestination	court of Attila the Hun NERFINISHED ⓘ
embassyYear	449 ⓘ
employer	Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Greek ⓘ
eyewitnessTo	Hunnic customs and daily life ⓘ court of Attila the Hun ⓘ
floruit	mid-5th century ⓘ
genre	classical Greek historiography ⓘ historiography ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed	Hunnic Empire under Attila NERFINISHED ⓘ late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	later Byzantine historians ⓘ
knownFor	detailed descriptions of Hunnic society ⓘ eyewitness account of Attila the Hun’s court ⓘ history of the Eastern Roman Empire in the 5th century ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
name	Priscus of Panium NERFINISHED ⓘ Priscus the Rhetor NERFINISHED ⓘ Priskos of Panion NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePassage	account of meeting a Greek defector living among the Huns ⓘ description of a dinner at Attila’s court ⓘ
occupation	diplomat ⓘ historian ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Panion in Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ Panium NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	pagan ⓘ
roleInDiplomacy	member of Eastern Roman embassy to Attila the Hun ⓘ
servedUnder	Leo I NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodosius II NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceFor	history of Attila the Hun ⓘ late Roman–Hunnic relations ⓘ social and economic conditions in the 5th-century Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
styleComparedTo	Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOfWork	diplomatic missions to Attila the Hun ⓘ reigns of Eastern Roman emperors Theodosius II and Leo I ⓘ relations between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Huns ⓘ
transmission	preserved in later Byzantine collections and excerpts ⓘ
workForm	historical narrative in eight books ⓘ
worksSurvival	fragmentary ⓘ
workTitle	History of Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ History of the Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Attila the Hun → source → Priscus of Panium ⓘ

Late Roman–Hunnic conflicts → significantFigure → Priscus of Panium ⓘ