Michael Attaleiates

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Michael Attaleiates was an 11th-century Byzantine judge and historian best known for his detailed chronicle of the later reigns of the Macedonian dynasty and the events leading up to the Battle of Manzikert.

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instanceOf 11th-century writer
Byzantine historian
Byzantine judge
chronicler
chronicles reign of Constantine X Doukas
reign of Michael VII Doukas
reign of Romanos IV Diogenes
reigns of Byzantine emperors from Romanos II to Nikephoros III Botaneiates
citizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
educatedAt Constantinople NERFINISHED
era Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Byzantine history
legal scholarship
floruit 11th century
genre chronicle
historiography
hasWorkInGenre biographical narrative
military history
political history
languageOfWorkOrName Medieval Greek
notableFor account of events leading to the Battle of Manzikert
detailed chronicle of late Macedonian dynasty
insider perspective on 11th-century Byzantine politics
notableWork Historia NERFINISHED
History
The History of Michael Attaleiates NERFINISHED
occupation civil servant
historian
judge
jurist
placeOfActivity Constantinople NERFINISHED
positionHeld imperial official
judge
judge of the Hippodrome
judge of the Velum (Byzantine high court)
qadi of the Hippodrome (Byzantine judicial office)
sourceFor Byzantine legal and administrative practices in the 11th century
history of the Battle of Manzikert
political history of 11th-century Byzantium
wroteAbout 11th-century Byzantine civil wars
Battle of Manzikert NERFINISHED
Byzantine-Seljuk conflicts NERFINISHED
Constantinople NERFINISHED
Macedonian dynasty NERFINISHED
reign of Romanos IV Diogenes

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Battle of Manzikert primarySourceAuthors Michael Attaleiates