Hierocles (author of Synecdemus)

Hierocles ( ancient Greek Ἱεροκλῆς; Latin Hierocles Grammaticus ) was a Byzantine grammarian and geographer of the sixth century. He is known as author of the Synekdemos ( altgr. Συνέκδημος; Latin Synecdemus ), a collection of 64 Eparchieen of the Byzantine Empire under Justinian I. cities and 923 before 535 AD From the person of Hierocles is nothing known.

Expenditure

• Ernst Honigmann: Le Synekdèmos d' Hierocles et l' opuscule Geographical location de Georges de Chypre. Editions de l' Institut de Philology et d' Histoire Orientales et Slaves, Brussels 1939.
• Hierocles, August Burckhardt ( ed.): Hieroclis Synecdemus. Teubner Verlag, Leipzig 1893.
• Hierocles, Gustav Parthey (ed.): Hieroclis Synecdemus. Berlin 1866.