Chronographia
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Chronographia is an 11th-century Byzantine historical work by Michael Psellos that offers a vivid, often personal account of the reigns of several Byzantine emperors.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historical work
ⓘ
historiographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Michael Psellos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | biographical sketches of emperors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| documents |
intellectual life at the Byzantine court
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relationships between emperors and aristocracy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
character of rulers
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moral evaluation of emperors ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs | key text for understanding 11th-century Byzantine politics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | reigns of Byzantine emperors ⓘ |
| genre |
history
ⓘ
political history ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical editions in Greek ⓘ |
| hasTranslations | modern European languages ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
autobiographical elements
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court insider perspective ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source for 11th-century Byzantium ⓘ |
| influenced | later Byzantine historical writing ⓘ |
| language | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Byzantine historiography ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRoleOfAuthor | courtier-narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological portraits of emperors
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vivid personal observations ⓘ |
| portrays | Byzantine imperial court life ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | philosophical writings of Michael Psellos ⓘ |
| setting | Byzantine imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
classicizing
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| subject |
Byzantine court politics
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Byzantine emperors ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 11th century Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Byzantine historians
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modern Byzantinists ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupationOfAuthor |
court intellectual
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philosopher ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
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