Felix 6

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VII
OccupationTeacher
TitlesGrammatikos (office)
Textual SourcesPaulus Diaconus, Historia Gentis Langobardorum, ed. L. Bethmann and G. Waitz, MGH, Scr. Rer. Lang., pp. 12-187; also in MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 48, pp. 49-242 (history)

An expert in grammar, Felix 6 flourished in the reign of the Lombard king Cunincpert 1 (688-700); he was the paternal uncle of Flavianus 1, who taught Paul the Deacon (Paulos 52); the king bestowed gifts on him, including a rod decorated with gold and silver: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 7 ("eo tempore floruit in arte grammatica Felix, patruus Flaviani praeceptoris mei").

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