John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811 1057: Translation and Notes

By John Wortley and John Skylitzes

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107404746
• ISBN13: 9781107404748
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"