Anonymus 49 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E/M IX |
| Dates | 820 (tpq) / 829 (taq) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Crete (residence); Crete; Chandax |
| Occupation | Monk |
| Textual Sources | Genesii, Josephi, Regum Libri Quattuor, eds. A. Lesmüller-Werner and I. Thurn, CFHB 14 (Berlin, 1978) (history); Pseudo-Symeon, Chronographia, ed. I. Bekker (Bonn, 1838), pp. 603-760 (history); Theophanes Continuatus, ed. I. Bekker (Bonn, 1838) (history) |
Anonymus 49 was a monk in Crete during the reign of Michael II (Michael 10, 820/829); Anonymus 49 guided the Arabs under Abu Hafs 1 (Apochat, Apochaps) to the best site for them to settle in, and took them to Chandax: Theoph. Cont. II 23 (p. 77), Ps.-Symeon 622-623, Genesius II 10.
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