The Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes : : The Ends of Time in Ninth-Century Constantinople / / Jesse W. Torgerson.
The ninth-century Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes is the most influential historical text ever written in medieval Constantinople. Yet modern historians have never explained its popularity and power. This interdisciplinary study draws on new manuscript evidence to finally animat...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Series on the Early Middle Ages Series ; Volume 28 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's series on the early Middle Ages ;
Volume 28. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Notes: | Why the ninth-century Chronographia of George and Theophanes so dominated the writing of history in Greek has long puzzled scholars. This revisionist study frames the work as an early medieval society’s re-thinking of the relationship between past and present in order to navigate its imminent political crises. |
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