John Skylitzes
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John Skylitzes was an 11th-century Byzantine historian and high official best known for his chronicle "Synopsis of Histories," a key narrative source on the middle Byzantine period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Skylitzes canonical | 2 |
| Theophanes Continuatus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Skylitzes Context triple: [Byzantine conquest of 1018, describedBySource, John Skylitzes]
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Michael Psellos
Michael Psellos was an 11th-century Byzantine polymath, philosopher, and statesman renowned for his influential writings on theology, philosophy, history, and literature.
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Gerassimos Markoras
Gerassimos Markoras was a prominent Greek poet associated with the 19th-century Ionian School, known for his lyrical and patriotic verse.
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Theophanes the Cretan
Theophanes the Cretan was a prominent 16th-century Cretan icon painter and monk, renowned as one of the leading figures of the post-Byzantine artistic tradition in Greece.
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D.
Agathias
Agathias was a 6th-century Byzantine poet and historian best known for his continuation of Procopius’s history and his works on the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
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E.
Theophanes the Confessor
Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Skylitzes Target entity description: John Skylitzes was an 11th-century Byzantine historian and high official best known for his chronicle "Synopsis of Histories," a key narrative source on the middle Byzantine period.
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A.
Michael Psellos
Michael Psellos was an 11th-century Byzantine polymath, philosopher, and statesman renowned for his influential writings on theology, philosophy, history, and literature.
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B.
Gerassimos Markoras
Gerassimos Markoras was a prominent Greek poet associated with the 19th-century Ionian School, known for his lyrical and patriotic verse.
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C.
Theophanes the Cretan
Theophanes the Cretan was a prominent 16th-century Cretan icon painter and monk, renowned as one of the leading figures of the post-Byzantine artistic tradition in Greece.
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D.
Agathias
Agathias was a 6th-century Byzantine poet and historian best known for his continuation of Procopius’s history and his works on the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
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E.
Theophanes the Confessor
Theophanes the Confessor was a 9th-century Byzantine monk and chronicler whose influential historical work, the Chronographia, is a key source for the political and military history of the early Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historian
ⓘ
Byzantine official ⓘ chronicler ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ioannes Scylitzes
NERFINISHED
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Ioannes Skylitzes NERFINISHED ⓘ John Scylitzes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | Synopsis of Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicleCovers | events in the Byzantine Empire from late 9th to late 11th century ⓘ |
| chronicleFocus |
court intrigues
ⓘ
imperial politics ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ |
| chroniclesEndReign | Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chroniclesPeriod | reigns from Basil I to Alexios I Komnenos ⓘ |
| chroniclesStartReign | Basil I the Macedonian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicleType | political history ⓘ |
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | key narrative source on the middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Byzantine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Byzantine history
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| floruit | 11th century ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine chroniclers
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modern Byzantine historiography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Madrid Skylitzes illuminated manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Ιωάννης Σκυλίτζης NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Synopsis of Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
court official
ⓘ
historian ⓘ judge ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
high judicial official
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kouropalates ⓘ megas droungarios tes viglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of the Komnenian rise to power
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history of the Macedonian dynasty ⓘ |
| usesSources |
earlier Byzantine chronicles
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official documents ⓘ oral reports ⓘ |
| workKnownAs |
Skylitzes Continuatus
NERFINISHED
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Synopsis Historion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPreservedIn | Madrid Skylitzes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: John Skylitzes Description of subject: John Skylitzes was an 11th-century Byzantine historian and high official best known for his chronicle "Synopsis of Histories," a key narrative source on the middle Byzantine period.
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