George Syncellus
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George Syncellus was a 9th-century Byzantine chronicler and monk best known for compiling an influential universal chronicle that preserved extensive excerpts from earlier lost historical works.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chronicler
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Byzantine monk ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Patriarchate of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicleCoverage | from Creation to the reign of Diocletian ⓘ |
| chronologySystemUsed |
biblical chronology
ⓘ
regnal years of kings and emperors ⓘ |
| clericalStatus | priest-monk ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | trained in ecclesiastical scholarship ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chronography
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| genre | universal chronicle ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
compilation of earlier sources
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synchronization of different chronological traditions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Theophanes the Confessor
NERFINISHED
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later Byzantine chroniclers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling an influential universal chronicle
ⓘ
preserving excerpts from earlier lost historical works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
important witness to lost works of Eusebius and Africanus
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major source for ancient Near Eastern and classical chronology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chronographia
NERFINISHED
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Ekloge Chronographias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chronicler
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historian ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | syncellus of the Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine historiographical tradition ⓘ |
| usedSources |
Eusebius of Caesarea
NERFINISHED
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Hellenistic chronographers ⓘ Jewish historical traditions ⓘ Julius Africanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPreserves |
chronological tables and lists
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fragments of otherwise lost ancient historians ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Greco-Roman history
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Near Eastern chronologies ⓘ biblical history ⓘ |
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