Anonymus 203 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M IX |
| Dates | 842 (tpq) / 867 (taq) |
| Locations | Constantinople |
| Occupation | Tutor |
| Textual Sources | Scylitzes, Ioannes, Synopsis Historiarum, ed. J. Thurn (Berlin, 1973) (history); Theophanes Continuatus, ed. I. Bekker (Bonn, 1838) (history); Zonaras = Ioannis Zonarae Epitome Historiarum, libri XIII-XVIII, ed. Th. Büttner-Wobst, (Bonn, 1897) (history) |
Anonymus 203 was the tutor (παιδαγωγὸς) of the emperor Michael III (Michael 11); he is described in the sources as ill bred and of inferior character (ἀνάγωγός τε καὶ πόρρωθεν τρόπων τῶν εὐγενῶν; Theoph. Cont. IV 19 (p. 169), or similar); the emperor planned to confer on him high dignity and honour (ἀνωτέρω τῶν βασιλικῶν ἀξιωμάτων ἀναγαγεῖν καὶ μείζονα τούτῳ ἐπιβραβεῦσαι τιμήν; Theoph. Cont. IV 19, p. 169) but was resisted by Theoktistos 3 on the grounds that such action was unworthy of the imperial dignity; this gave Bardas 5 the opportunity to turn the emperor Michael 11 against Theoktistos 3 and plot his downfall: Theoph. Cont. IV 19 (p. 169), Scyl., p. 94, Zon. XVI 2. 25-28 (παιδαγωγὸς ἦν, ἀνδράριόν).
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