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Author | : Theophanes (the Confessor) |
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Total Pages | : 868 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
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This is the first complete translation into English (or any other modern language) of the Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor (d.818), which covers the period AD 284-813 and is one of the most important sources of Byzantine history, that of the Arabs under the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties and of other neighbouring peoples (notably the Bulgarians). The Chronicle is a compilation of earlier sources, many of them now lost: in order to use it critically the historian needs to know what texts Theophanes had in front of him and how he handled them. These have consequently been indicated in the text in so far as they can be indentified. Full annotation has also been provided on points of historical and topographical interest. The career of Theophanes, the character of the Chronicle, its manuscript tradition, and the use of earlier sources are discussed in the Introduction.
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Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Byzantine Empire |
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Author | : Theophanes (the Confessor) |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1982-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780812211283 |
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The most important illuminating source that survived from the two centuries termed "the dark ages of Byzantium" is the chronicle of the monk Theophanes (d. 817 or 818). In it Theophanes paints a vivid picture of the Empire's struggle in the seventh and eighth centuries both to withstand foreign invasions and to quell internal religious conflicts. Theophanes's carefully developed chronological scheme was mined extensively by later Byzantine and Western record keepers; his chronicle was used as a source of information as well as a stylistic model. It is the framework upon which all Byzantine chronology for this period must be based. Important topics covered by the Chronicle include: The Empire's struggle to repel explosive Arab expansionism and the Bulgar invasion. The iconoclastic controversy, which caused civil war within Byzantium and led to schism between the churches of Constantinople and Rome. The development of the Byzantine thematic system, the administrative and social structure that would bring the Empire to the height of its power and prosperity. Almost all the sources used by Theophanes have perished, leaving his chronicle as the most important historical literature from this period. Turledove's translation makes available in English this crucial primary text for the study of medieval Byzantine civilization.
Author | : Theophanes Homologetesconfessor |
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Release | : 1997 |
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Download ˜theœ chronicle of Theophanes Confessor.Byzantine and Near Eastern History AD 284-813. Transl. and comm. Cyril Mango and Roger Scott. engl Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Ihor Ševcenko |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 583 |
Release | : 2011-12-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3110227398 |
Download Chronographiae quae Theophanis Continuati nomine fertur Liber quo Vita Basilii Imperatoris amplectitur Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The life of Emperor Basil I (867–886), the founder of the Macedonian Dynasty, is the only extant secular biography in Byzantine literature; in its importance and as an instance of the genre it is comparable to Einhard’s Vita Caroli Magni. Composed in the circle of scholars around Basil’s grandson Constantine VII Prophyrogennitos and at his instigation as early as 957 and 959, the Vita Basilii is one of the main sources for the cultural and political history of Byzantium and its neighbours in the 9th and 10th centuries. Previous editions (whether from the 17th or 19th centuries) were based on secondary manuscripts; they are not reliable, because of their arbitrary conjectures and a large number of unjustified additions from a parallel source. The present edition is based on Vaticanus gr. 167, the source of all extant manuscripts, and the insertions made by the earlier editors are removed. In producing the new text, the editor also had access to the draft edition he rediscovered which the famous Byzantinist Karl de Boor prepared around 1903.
Author | : Roger Scott |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 2018-02-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351219448 |
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Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputation of the Byzantine chroniclers, especially Malalas and Theophanes, and also to provide some examples of how these two chroniclers in particular can be exploited usefully both to reveal aspects of the past itself, notably of the period of Justinian, and also of how the Byzantines interpreted their own past, which included on occasions rewriting that past to suit altered contemporary needs. For the period of Justinian in particular, proper attention to aspects of the humble Byzantine chronicle can also help achieve a better understanding of the period than that provided by the classicizing Procopius with his emphasis on war and conquest. By considering more general aspects of the place of history-writing in Byzantine culture, the papers also help explain why history remained such an important aspect of Byzantine culture.
Author | : Theophanes (Confessor.) |
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Author | : Florin Curta |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 1426 |
Release | : 2019-07-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004395199 |
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Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize This book offers an an overview of the current state of research and a basic route map for navigating an abundant historiography available in 10 different languages. The book is also an invitation to comparison between various parts of the region over the same period.
Author | : Theophanes |
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Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 1982 |
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Author | : John Coolidge Hurd |
Publisher | : Mercer University Press |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780865540460 |
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