click to view more

Chronicle of Constantine Manasses

by Chronicle of Constantine Manasses

$66.29

add to favourite
  • In Stock - Guaranteed to ship in 24 hours with Free Online tracking.
  • FREE DELIVERY by Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:25:23 PM UTC
  • 24/24 Online
  • Yes High Speed
  • Yes Protection
Last update:

Description

This book translates the mid-12th-century Synopsis Chronike by Constantine Manasses which was widely circulated. It extends to 1081, marking the end of Nikephoros Botaneiates' reign and the accession of Alexios I Komnenos. Commissioned by the Sevastokratorissa Irene, whose sponsorship likely determined its format in verse and subject matter, the chronicle begins with a dedicatory epigram and introduction lauding Irene for her largesse and love of learning. Manasses proceeds to relate a pastoral view of creation, biblical stories, a history of the peoples of the East, Alexander the Great's conquests and the subsequent Hellenistic empires. He then provides a non-Homeric view of the Trojan War and continues with Rome through the Principate and early empire until the reigns of Constantine I in the East and Theodosios II in the West. Manasses then focuses on the New Rome with a colorful treatment of its individual emperors.
The chronicle attracted the attention of Emperor John Alexander for whom the Middle Bulgarian Synodal or Moscow manuscript was translated. This is the mid-14th-century copy taken into account here with deviations from the Greek contained in the footnotes. The so-called Middle Bulgarian Short Chronicle is interspersed in the appropriate places.

Last updated on

Product Details

  • Liverpool University Pres Brand
  • Apr 16, 2020 Pub Date:
  • 9781789621587 ISBN-13:
  • 1789621585 ISBN-10:
  • English Language
  • 8 in * 0.72 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: