Elpidios (architect)
Elpidios ( Greek Ἐλπιδίος ) was a comes and imperial architect who worked in Constantinople in the 5th century .
Elpidios is only known from the Vita Hypatii of Kallinikos , according to which he visits St. Hypatios in order to be freed from a demon by him, but dies shortly afterwards.
literature
- Martin Dennert: Elpidios (I) . In: Rainer Vollkommer (Hrsg.): Künstlerlexikon der Antike . Over 3800 artists from three millennia. Nikol, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-937872-53-7 , p. 203.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kallinikos Vita Hypatii 44, 8-19.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elpidios |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἐλριδίος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |