Leo 252 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | E IX |
Dates | 815 (tpq) / 818 (taq) |
PmbZ No. | 4418 |
Religion | Christian; Iconophile |
Occupation | Dealer in spices |
Titles | Aromatoprates (office) |
Textual Sources | Theodorus Studita, Epistulae, ed. G. Fatouros, CFHB 31.1-2 (Berlin/New York, 1992) (letters) |
Leo 252 was a dealer in spices (ἀρωματοπράτης: p. 214, line 1), he received a letter from Theodore the Stoudite (Theodoros 15) written between 815 and 818; he had a sister, to whom Theodoros 15 sent his greetings; he supported the veneration of icons and is addressed by Theodoros 15 as ὦ φιλότης (p. 214, line 4): Theod. Stud., Ep. 94, pp. 214-215 (addressed Λέοντι ἀρωματοπράτῃ).
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