Leo the Deacon’s History

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Leo the Deacon’s History is a 10th-century Byzantine historical narrative that chronicles the reigns and military campaigns of emperors such as Romanos II, Nikephoros II Phokas, and John I Tzimiskes, including major events in the empire’s eastern wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century chronicle
Byzantine historical narrative
medieval historical work
author Leo the Deacon NERFINISHED
chroniclesReignOf John I Tzimiskes NERFINISHED
Nikephoros II Phokas NERFINISHED
Romanos II NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
coversEventType Byzantine eastern wars
campaigns in Asia Minor
campaigns in Mesopotamia
campaigns in Syria
military campaigns against the Arabs
wars against the Bulgarians
dateWritten 10th century
describesInstitution Byzantine army NERFINISHED
Byzantine imperial court NERFINISHED
describesPerson John I Tzimiskes NERFINISHED
Nikephoros II Phokas NERFINISHED
Romanos II NERFINISHED
focusesOn court life
imperial politics
military affairs of the Byzantine Empire
genre historiography
military history
hasEnglishTranslation yes
historicalPeriod Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED
historicalValue primary source for 10th-century Byzantine history
language Medieval Greek
literaryStyle classicizing Greek
narrativePerspective eyewitness account
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
regionDescribed Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByAuthor none known beyond this history
subjectOf historical analysis
philological studies
timeSpanDescribed late 10th century
mid-10th century
usedAsSourceBy modern Byzantine historians

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reconquest of Crete (960–961) relatedWork Leo the Deacon’s History