Diogenes of Byzantium
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Diogenes was the bishop of Byzantium for approximately fifteen years (114
-129
AD). He succeeded Bishop Sedecion
. He was in office during the rule of Trajan
and Hadrian
. Very little is known of him
114
Year 114 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hasta and Vopiscus...
-129
129
Year 129 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Celsus and Marcellus...
AD). He succeeded Bishop Sedecion
Sedecion of Byzantium
Sedecion was a bishop of Byzantium. He succeeded Bishop Plutarch in 105, and served in that office for nine years until 114. He was in office during Emperor Trajan's persecution of the Christians....
. He was in office during the rule of Trajan
Trajan
Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
and Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
. Very little is known of him