Skylitzes’ Synopsis of Histories

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Skylitzes’ Synopsis of Histories is a 12th-century Byzantine historical chronicle by John Skylitzes that narrates the reigns of Byzantine emperors from 811 to 1057, drawing on earlier sources to provide a key account of Middle Byzantine political and military history.

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instanceOf Byzantine historical chronicle
Greek-language text
medieval historical work
alternativeName Synopsis Historion NERFINISHED
Synopsis of Histories NERFINISHED
author John Skylitzes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
coversReignOf Basil I NERFINISHED
Basil II NERFINISHED
Constantine IX Monomachos NERFINISHED
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos NERFINISHED
Constantine VIII NERFINISHED
John I Tzimiskes NERFINISHED
Leo V the Armenian NERFINISHED
Leo VI the Wise NERFINISHED
Michael II NERFINISHED
Michael III NERFINISHED
Michael IV the Paphlagonian NERFINISHED
Michael VI Bringas NERFINISHED
Nikephoros II Phokas NERFINISHED
Romanos I Lekapenos NERFINISHED
Romanos II NERFINISHED
Romanos III Argyros NERFINISHED
Theodora Porphyrogenita NERFINISHED
Theophilos NERFINISHED
dateWritten 12th century
endOfNarrativeReign Emperor Michael VI Bringas NERFINISHED
focusesOn court politics
foreign relations of Byzantium
imperial successions
military campaigns
genre chronicle
hasManuscript Madrid Skylitzes NERFINISHED
historicalValue key narrative source for Middle Byzantine period
influencedField Byzantine studies
history of the Byzantine–Arab conflicts
history of the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
medieval Balkan history
language Medieval Greek
manuscriptLanguage Greek
narrativeForm annalistic narrative
preservedIn illuminated manuscript tradition
startOfNarrativeReign Emperor Nikephoros I NERFINISHED
subject Byzantine emperors
Middle Byzantine military history
Middle Byzantine political history
timePeriodCovered 811–1057
usesSources earlier Byzantine chronicles
hagiographical texts
official documents

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this entity surface form: The Chronicle of John Skylitzes