---
name: John the Lydian
name_greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Λυδός
eul_aid: vhw
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/john-the-lydian-vhw"
period: Late Antique
dialect: Koine
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# John the Lydian

*Ἰωάννης ὁ Λυδός*

**eul_aid:** `vhw` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/john-the-lydian-vhw)

John the Lydian was a 6th century Byzantine historian. His surviving works include historical texts. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On Omens](https://eulogikon.org/works/john-lydian-omens-vhw-ac) — *Περὶ Οἰωνῶν* · `vhw-ac`
- [On the Magistrates of the Roman People](https://eulogikon.org/works/john-lydian-magistrates-roman-vhw-aa) — *Περὶ τῶν Ἄρχοντων τοῦ Ῥωμαϊκοῦ Λαοῦ* · `vhw-aa`
- [On the Months](https://eulogikon.org/works/john-lydian-months-vhw-ab) — *Περὶ Μηνῶν* · `vhw-ab`

## License and provenance

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