Dioscurides (Phrurarch)

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Dioscurides was a phrurarch (fortress commander) in Herakleopolis, Egypt in the 2nd century BC. Chr.

Information about his person can only be obtained indirectly via papyri from his archive, which has been partially preserved.

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  • James MS Cowey, Klaus Maresch and Christopher Barnes: The archive of the Phrurarch Dioscurides (154–145 BC?) (P.Phrur.Diosk.) Papyri from the collections of Heidelberg, Cologne, Munich and Vienna. ANWAdW (Papyrologica Coloniensia XXX). Paderborn 2003. ISBN 3-506-71486-4

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SURNAME Dioscurides
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Fortress commander in Herakleopolis, Egypt
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.