John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057: Translation and NotesCambridge University Press, 7. okt. 2010 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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chapter 1 Michael I Rangabe the Kouropalates 811813 | 4 |
chapter 2 Leo V the Armenian 813820 | 15 |
chapter 3 Michael II the Stammerer 820829 | 27 |
chapter 4 Theophilos 829842 | 51 |
chapter 5 Michael III the son of Theophilos 842867 and his mother Theodora 842862 | 82 |
chapter 6 Basil I Kephalas the Macedonian 867886 | 116 |
chapter 7 Leo VI the Philosopher the Wise 886912 | 165 |
chapter 14 Nikephoros II Phokas 963969 | 250 |
chapter 15 John I Tzimiskes 969976 | 271 |
chapter 16 Basil II and Constantine VIII bis 9761025 | 298 |
chapter 17 Constantine VIII 10251028 | 349 |
chapter 18 Romanos III Argyros 10281034 | 354 |
chapter 19 Michael IV the Paphlagonian 10341041 | 370 |
chapter 20 Michael V Kalaphates 10411042 | 391 |
chapter 21 Constantine IX Monomachos 10421055 | 397 |
chapter 8 Alexander 912913 | 188 |
chapter 9 Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos 913959 | 191 |
chapter 10 Romanos I Lekapenos 919944 | 206 |
chapter 11 Constantine VII 944959 | 225 |
chapter 12 Romanos II the Younger 959963 | 239 |
chapter 13 Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII 9761025 | 245 |
chapter 22 Theodora 10551056 | 447 |
chapter 23 Michael VI the ElderStratiotikos 10561057 | 449 |
Glossary | 466 |
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Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
Alexios Anatolikon theme appointed Arabs Armenian army arrived attack Bardas Basil Basil II battle Bekker brother brought Bulgaria Bulgars Byzance Byzantine Byzantium campaign Canard capital captured century Cheynet Chronographia church commander Constantine VII Constantinople death defeated died droungarios Églises et monastères emir emperor Romanos empire empress enemy eunuch exile father fell fighting fleet forces fortress Genesios gold Hagarenes hands holy honoured horse icons imperial indiction Janin John Tzimiskes Kekaumenos known Komnenos land learnt Leo the Deacon logothete Macedonian magister Maniakes Manuel Melitene Michael Michael III monastery monk Monomachos Nicholas Nikephoros Phokas Niketas Oikonomides ordered palace parakoimomenos Paris patriarch patrician Patzinaks Photios PmbZ prisoners Psellos received reign returned Romanos II Romans ruler Russians Saracens scholai Scyths sent Sewter siege Skleros Skylitzes soldiers Stoudios strategos Symeon Synopsis historion Theodore Theoktistos Theophanes Continuatus Theophilos Thessalonike throne took troops victory Yahya of Antioch