Laonikos Chalkokondyles
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Laonikos Chalkokondyles was a 15th-century Byzantine Greek historian best known for his detailed account of the late Byzantine Empire and the rise of the Ottoman Turks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century historian
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Byzantine historian ⓘ Greek historian ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRangeOfWork | 1298–1463 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | possibly Italy ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Fall of Constantinople
NERFINISHED
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decline of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ expansion of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| educatedBy | George Gemistos Plethon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| familyOrigin | Athenian aristocracy ⓘ |
| father | George Chalkokondyles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1430–c. 1470 ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | Byzantine Greek viewpoint on Ottoman rise ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
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Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed account of late Byzantium
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early history of the Ottoman Turks ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| name |
Laonicus Chalcocondyles
NERFINISHED
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Laonikos Chalkokondyles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apodeixis historion
NERFINISHED
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Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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writer ⓘ |
| region |
Byzantine world
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
early Ottoman political history
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history of the Balkans in the 14th–15th centuries ⓘ late Byzantine political history ⓘ |
| styleComparedTo | Herodotean style ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
history of the Greeks
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history of the Turks ⓘ late Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ rise of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| usesTermFor | Hellenes for contemporary Greeks ⓘ |
| workStructure | 10 books ⓘ |
| writingLanguage |
Ancient Greek
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Classical-style Greek ⓘ |
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