a Persian, wrote a description of the east in Greek, a fragment of which is given by Du Cange. (Ad Zonar. p. 50.) An extract from this work is said to exist in the royal library at Vienna. He also wrote an historical work on the Virgin Mary. (Fabric. Bibl. Graec. xi. p. 578.)
[P.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890