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PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN-100812211286
ISBN-139780812211283
eBay Product ID (ePID)1249781
Product Key Features
Number of Pages226 Pages
Publication NameChronicle of Theophanes : Anni Mundi 6095-6305 (A. D. 602-813)
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAncient / Rome, Byzantine Empire, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year1982
TypeTextbook
AuthorHarry Turtledove
Subject AreaHistory
SeriesThe Middle Ages Ser.
FormatBook, Other
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.4 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN82-004861
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal909/.1
SynopsisAn English translation of the Anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), a primary source for the history of medieval Byzantium, with introduction and notes., 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.
LC Classification NumberD17.T513 2006
