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A synopsis of Byzantine history, 811-1057 /

"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 o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scylitzes, John, active 1081
Otros Autores: Wortley, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiii, 491 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-483) and index.
ISBN:9780511858536
0511858531
9780511860270
0511860277
9780511779657
0511779658