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The Suda or Souda is a massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world .

The Suda or Souda ( ; ; ) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world , formerly attributed to an author called Soudas ( Σου ́ δας ) or Souidas ( Σουι ́ δας ) .