Cyrus of Panopolis

Cyrus of Panopolis (full name Flavius ​​Taurus Seleucus Cyrus Hierax ) was an East Roman patrician and senator under Empress Aelia Eudocia and Emperor Theodosius II

Cyrus came from Panopolis in the Thebaid. He was a two-time prefect of Constantinople Opel ( 426 and 439 ) and consul in the year 441 He was also a poet, philosopher and art lovers.

During his consulate Cyrus was accused of paganism and removed from his post and its assets. In the Hippodrome celebrated as the "Second Founder of Constantinople ," he was Theodosius too powerful. Cyrus was consecrated bishop of 443 Cotyaeum in Phrygia, gave this office after the death of Theodosius 450 but again and lived privately till the time Leon II in Constantinople Opel after him Marcian had pardoned and restored to his fortune.

Cyrus was the first prefect, who issued his orders in Greek language. He had built more public works than anyone since Constantine the Great. He was, together with the imperial couple also instrumental in helping to transform the comparatively modest, created by Konstantin educational institution in a large major university. Although possessed both the Greek and the Latin department each have ten chairs of grammar, but the Greek could boast of five chairs of rhetoric, while the Latin had to be content with three.