Julianus, or Julian, surnamed the Egyptian (, Ioulianos; Latin: Julianus Aegyptius; fl. 6th century AD) was a Greek Byzantine administrator and epigrammatist.Smith, p. 643.
Life Described in the lemmata of his epigrams as apo hypaton and apo hyparchon ("ex-prefect"), it is inferred that Julianus served as Prefect of Egypt at some point during the reign of Justinian, and is likely to be the Julianus who was Praetorian Prefect of the East in 530/531, who supported the short-lived usurper Hypatius.Cameron, pp. 46–47.
Works Seventy-one epigrams are ascribed to Julianus in the Greek Anthology. They are primarily of a sensual and descriptive character derivative of earlier poems of the same kind. There are also two epigrams addressed to Hypatius, the nephew of the emperor Anastasius, who was put to death in AD 532 for inciting a failed rebellion against Justinian (7.591 and 7.592). Another epigram concerns Joannes, the nephew or grandson of Hypatius (7.590).Smith, p. 643.Anth. Gr. iii. 195. One of Julianus' epigrams from the Greek Anthology (16.388) was included in the Anacreontea, attributed to Anacreon.
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+EpigramTitleTranslatorPublication16.388In Imitation of AnacreonGeorge OgleThe Loves of Hero and Leander, 172816.388On CupidJoseph AddisonThe Works of Anacreon, 17356.18"Lais, when Time had spoil'd her wonted Grace,"George OgleAntiquities Explained, 17377.32"What oft alive I sung, now dead I cry"Francis FawkesThe Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus, 176016.388The Love-DraughtFrancis FawkesThe Works of Anacreon, Sappho, Bion, Moschus and Musæus, 176016.388Ode VIThomas MooreOdes of Anacreon, 18007.32"This lesson oft in life I sung,"Thomas MooreOdes of Anacreon, 18009.447From the Greek of JulianusWilliam CowperThe Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, 18037.565AnotherWilliam CowperThe Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper, 180316.388 An AnacreonticJohn Herman MerivaleThe Athenæum, January 18097.59On DemocritusJohn Herman MerivaleCollections from the Greek Anthology, 18136.12The Offering of Three Brother SportsmenJohn Herman MerivaleCollections from the Greek Anthology, 181316.388"While for my fair a wreath I twined,"Charles James BlomfieldMuseum Criticum, 18147.600"Thine, Laura—thou, of every grace the bloom!"Francis WranghamPsychæ; or, Songs on Butterflies, 182816.388From the Greek of JulianusJohn DoranThe Royal Lady's Magazine, June 18317.599"She that was called the Beautiful—(so named)"William Mcleager HayBlackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, April 183516.130On a Statue of NiobeWilliam Mcleager HayBlackwood's, November 183516.388Cupid Swallowed! A ParaphraseLeigh HuntThe New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, September 18367.590EpitaphWilliam Mcleager HayBlackwood's, May 18375.298To MaryWilliam Mcleager HayBlackwood's, May 183716.113Tis Philoctetes' self! To all how well"Goldwin SmithAnthologia Polyglotta, 18497.603"Cruel is Death? Nay kind. He that is ta'en"Goldwin SmithAnthologia Polyglotta, 18497.599"More for her gracious spirit than her face"John BurgonAnthologia Polyglotta, 184916.388An Ode in the Manner of AnacreonSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 18937.600The Bride of SixteenF. L. LucasA Greek Garland: A Selection from the Palatine Anthology, 1939
References
Sources Cameron, Alan. "Some Prefects Called Julian". Byzantion, vol. 47, 1977, pp. 42–64. JSTOR. Accessed 21 Aug. 2021. Paton, W. R., ed. (1916). The Greek Anthology I, II, III, IV, V (Loeb Classical Library). London: Heinemann, 1916. Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Julianus. 2.". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. II. London. p. 643.