Chronographiae quae Theophanis Continuati nomine fertur Libri I-IV : recensuerunt anglice verterunt indicibus instruxerunt Michael Featherstone et Juan Signes-Codoner, nuper repertis schedis Caroli de Boor adiuvantibus / edited by Jeffrey Michael Featherstone.

Format:

Book

Series:

Corpus fontium historiae Byzantinae. Series Berolinensis ; Volume LIII.

Corpus fontium historiae Byzantinae., Series Berolinensis ; Volume LIII

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Basil I, Emperor of the East, approximately 812-886.

Basil I.

Emperors--Byzantine Empire--Biography.

Emperors.

Byzantine Empire--Biography.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--History--527-1081.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : De Gruyter, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking up where the the chronicle of the monk Theophanes leaves off , the compilation known as Theophanes Continuatus was originally commissioned by the emperor Constantine VII (912-959) and marked the revival, or reinvention, of the genre of history in Byzantium, which also included the less successful text of Genesios, who worked with the same dossier of sources. A principal source for the second period of Iconoclasm and the Amorian dynasty, the tendentious narrative of Books I-IV of Theophanes Continuatus was intended to justify the murderous accession of Basil I (867-886), grandfather of Constantine VII and founder of the Macedonian dynasty, by presenting the emperors who preceded Basil as cruel heretics (Leo V, Michael II, Theophilus) or profligates (Michael III). But the facts here recorded and the often playful use of Classical learning give proof to the careful reader that the revival of Byzantine military power and culture from the Dark Age of the seventh and eighth centuries gained momentum under these same emperors. The present critical edition of Books I-IV replaces that of 1838 by I. Bekker. Accompanied by the first complete English translation and grammatical and historical indexes, the work is intended for specialists, students, and scholars in related fields.

Contents:

Frontmatter

FOREWORD

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROLEGOMENA

Tabula notarum in apparatibus adhibitarum

Titulus generalis totius operis

Λόγος αʹ. Περὶ Λέοντος τοῦ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας

Λόγος βʹ. Περὶ Μιχαήλ τοῦ Ἀμορίου

Λόγος γʹ. Περὶ Θεοφίλου υἱοῦ Μιχαήλ

Λόγος δʹ. Περὶ Μιχαήλ υἱοῦ Θεοφίλου

1. Index nominum proriorum

2. Index verborum ad res byzantinas spectantium

3. Index grammaticus

4. Index locorum

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61451-504-2

1-61451-959-5

OCLC:

940679135