The History of Zonaras: From Alexander Severus to the Death of Theodosius the Great

by Eugene Lane, Thomas M. Banchich, Eugene N. Lane, et al.

Book Overview

While an exile from Constantinople, the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras culled earlier chronicles and histories to compose an account of events from creation to the reign of Alexius Comnenus. For topics where his sources are lost or appear elsewhere in more truncated form, his testimony and the identification of the texts on which he depends are of critical importance.

For his account of the first two centuries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415694329
• ISBN13: 9780415694322
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"