John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057

Translation and Notes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

AvJohn Skylitzes,John Wortley

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John Skylitzes' extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle covers the reigns of the Byzantine emperors from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057, and provides the only surviving continuous narrative of the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. A high official living in the late eleventh century, Skylitzes used a number of existing Greek histories (some of them no longer extant) to create a digest of the previous three centuries. It is without question the major historical source for the period and is cited constantly in modern scholarship. This edition features introductions by Jean-Claude Cheynet and Bernard Flusin, along with extensive notes. It will be an essential and exciting addition to the libraries of all historians of the Byzantine age.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-10-07
Mått157 x 231 x 33 mm
Vikt950 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor526
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521767057

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John Skylitzes lived and wrote towards the end of the eleventh century AD. He was a kouropalates (official in charge of running the palace) and a former commander of the elite Vigla regiment. His major work is the Synopsis of Byzantine History. There is also a continuation of this work, known as Skylitzes Continuatus, covering 1057-1079, which some historians believe was also written by Skylitzes.

Introduction. John Skylitzes, the author and his family Jean-Claude Cheynet; Re-writing history: John Skylitzes's Synopsis historion Bernard Flusin; 1. Michael I Rangabe The Kouropalates (811–13); 2. Leo V The Armenian (813–20); 3. Michael II The Stammerer (820–9); 4. Theophilos (829–42); 5. Michael III The Son Of Theophilos (The Drunkard) (842–67), and his mother Theodora (842–62); 6. Basil I Kephalas The Macedonian (867–86); 7. Leo VI The Philosopher (The Wise) (886–912); 8. Alexander (912–13); 9. Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (913–59) bis; 10. Romanos I Lekapenos (919–44); 11. Constantine VII (944–59); 12. Romanos II The Younger (959–63); 13. Basil II and Constantine VIII (976–1025); 14. Nikephoros II Phokas (963–69); 15. John I Tzimiskes (969–76); 16. Basil II and Constantine VIII bis (976–1025); 17. Constantine VIII (1025–8); 18. Romanos III Argyros (1028–34); 19. Michael IV The Paphlagonian (1034–41); 20. Michael V The Caulker / Kalaphates (1041–2); 21. Constantine IX Monomachos (1042–55); 22. Theodora (1055–6); 23. Michael VI The Elder / Stratiotikos (1056–7).