John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057
Author | : John Skylitzes |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 2010-10-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521767059 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521767057 |
Rating | : 4/5 (057 Downloads) |
Download or read book John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057 written by John Skylitzes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, cited constantly in modern scholarship, and has never before been available in English. 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.