Anonymus 256 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L VIII |
| Dates | 764 (taq) / 765 (tpq) |
| Locations | Constantinople (residence); Constantinople; Praitorion (Prison of, Constantinople) (topographical) |
| Occupation | Gaoler |
| Textual Sources | Vita Stephani Iunioris, by Stephanus Diaconus (BHG 1666), ed. M.-F. Auzépy, La Vie d'Etienne le Jeune par Étienne le diacre. Introduction, édition et traduction (Aldershot, 1997); PG 100. 1069-1186 (hagiography) |
Anonymus 256 was a gaoler (τινα καπικλάριον) at the praitorion in Constantinople, where Stephen the Younger (Stephanos 2) was interred; he told his wife (Anonyma 33) secretly that the emperor's policies would destroy them as Stephanos 2, a very holy man, had been imprisoned there: Vita Steph. Iun. 158.16-159.23 (1161A- 1164A). He apparently remained a gaoler at the praitorion during the eleven months when Stephanos 2 was held there (160.4); cf. Anonyma 33.
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