Anonymus 261 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VIII |
| Dates | 764 (c.) / 765 (c.) |
| Locations | Constantinople |
| 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 261 was one of the crowd which dragged the corpse of Stephen the Younger (Stephanos 2) through the streets of Constantinople; he struck Stephanos 2's head with a great stone and split it open: Vita Steph. Iun. 170.15 (1176D). The date was 28 November 764 or 765 (or possibly 767).
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