Dayroyo Anton of Tigrit
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- Dayroyo Anton of Tigrit
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- Anton of Tagrit, also known as Antonius Rhetor, was a 9th-century Syriac Orthodox theologian, monk, and rhetor. He was based in Tagrit and is best remembered for his contribution to Syriac literature. One of his few surviving works, The Book of the Rhetoric (ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ), was translated into several languages, including English.