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Suda

Byzantine lexicon

Written workliterary work etymological dictionaryQ216299

Also known as Souda

Author: various authors
Publisher: unknown
Language: medieval Greek
Genre: encyclopedia

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The Suda or Souda is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas (Σουίδας). It is an encyclopedic lexicon, written in Greek, with 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often derived from medieval Christian compilers.

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Title: Σοῦδα
Σουΐδας
Main subject: lexicon
Country of origin: Byzantine Empire
Copyright status: public domain applies to jurisdiction: countries with 100 years pma or shorter
Founded: 10th century

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