Olympianus of Byzantium
Olympianus (Greek: Ὀλυμπιανός, died 198) was the bishop of Byzantium for eleven years (187–198 AD). He succeeded Bishop Pertinax. In 196 Byzantium was conquered by Emperor Septimius Severus during his rivalry with Pescennius Niger. Septimius Severus took the right of metropolis from the city and made it part of the Heracleia. Byzantium remained a bishopric under Heracleia for more than a century.
Olympianus of Byzantium | |
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Bishop of Byzantium | |
Installed | 187 |
Term ended | 198 |
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Denomination | Early Christianity |
Olympianus' successor was Marcus I.
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Titles of the Great Christian Church | ||
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Preceded by Pertinax |
Bishop of Byzantium 187–198 |
Succeeded by Marcus I |
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