# Dioscorus of Aphrodito

> Flavius Dioscorus lived during the 6th century AD in the village of Aphrodito, Egypt, and therefore is called by modern scholars Dioscorus of Aphrodito. Although he was an Egyptian, he composed poetry in Greek, the lingua franca of the Eastern Mediterranean since the Hellenistic period. The manuscripts, which contain his corrections and revisions, were discovered on papyrus in 1905, and are now held in museums and libraries around the world. Dioscorus was also occupied in legal work, and legal documents and drafts involving him, his family, Aphroditans, and others were discovered along with his poetry. As an administrator of the village of Aphrodito, he composed petitions on behalf of its citizens, which are unique for their poetic and religious qualities. Dioscorus was a Christian and lived in a religiously active environment. The collection of Greek and Coptic papyri associated with Dioscorus and Aphrodito is one of the most important finds in the history of papyrology and has shed considerable light on the law and society of Byzantine Egypt. The papyri are also considered significant because of their mention of Coptic workers and artists dispatched to the Levant and Arabia to work on early Umayyad architectural projects.

*Egyptian poet, lawyer, civic administrator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Egypt
- **Born:** 520
- **Died:** 585
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 48.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Диоскор Афродитский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80_%D0%90%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [فلافيوس ديوسقورس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3)
- [فلافيوس ديوسقورس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3)
- [Dioskoros von Aphrodito](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioskoros_von_Aphrodito)
- [Dioscorus of Aphrodito](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorus_of_Aphrodito)
- [Dioscore d'Aphrodité](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscore_d'Aphrodit%C3%A9)
- [Փլավիոս Դիոսկորոս](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%93%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%AB%D5%B8%D5%BD_%D4%B4%D5%AB%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BD)
- [Dioscoro di Afrodito](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscoro_di_Afrodito)
- [Dioscorus](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorus)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q596816)

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