Message Super Moderator Join Date Feb 2009 Location Emmanouil Papas-Serres-Makedonia-Greece Posts 2,588 John the Lydian or John Lydus ( Latin : Joannes Laurentius Lydus ; Greek : Ἰωάννης Λαυρέντιος ὁ Λυδός) was a 6th century Byzantine administrator and writer on antiquarian subjects. His works are of interest for specific data about