PAULUS DIACONUS (PAUL THE DEACON)
\pˈɔːləs dˈa͡ɪəkˌə͡ʊnəs pˈɔːl ðə dˈiːkən], \pˈɔːləs dˈaɪəkˌəʊnəs pˈɔːl ðə dˈiːkən], \p_ˈɔː_l_ə_s d_ˈaɪ_ə_k_ˌəʊ_n_ə_s__ p_ˈɔː_l ð_ə d_ˈiː_k_ə_n]\
Definitions of PAULUS DIACONUS (PAUL THE DEACON)
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An early Langobardian historian in the eighth century. He wrote a "Roman History", coming down to the time of Justinian. In the court of Charlemagne he was one of the chiefs of the literary circle. By the order of Charlemagne he compiled a collection of homilies, "Omiliarius"; "he wrote also "History of the Bishops of Metz", and a "History of the Langobardi", which however he did not live to complete.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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