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oapen-20.500.12657-871002024-03-28T14:03:02Z The Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes Torgerson, Jesse W. Byzantium Christianity Chronicle Chronography Iconoclasm Manuscript Studies Medieval Historiography Rome thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHA History: theory and methods::NHAH Historiography The ninth-century Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes is the most influential historical text ever written in medieval Constantinople. Yet modern historians have never explained its popularity and power. This interdisciplinary study draws on new manuscript evidence to finally animate the Chronographia’s promise to show attentive readers the present meaning of the past. Begun by one of the Roman emperor’s most trusted and powerful officials in order to justify a failed revolt, the project became a shockingly ambitious re-writing of time itself—a synthesis of contemporary history, philosophy, and religious practice into a politicized retelling of the human story. Even through radical upheavals of the Byzantine political landscape, the Chronographia’s unique historical vision again and again compelled new readers to chase after the elusive Ends of Time. 2024-01-18T17:13:00Z 2024-01-18T17:13:00Z 2022 book ONIX_20240118_9789004516854_22 9789004516854 9789004501690 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/87100 eng application/pdf n/a 9789004516854.pdf https://brill.com/display/title/58361 Brill 10.1163/9789004516854 10.1163/9789004516854 af16fd4b-42a1-46ed-82e8-c5e880252026 7dcd4e47-6486-490d-bfed-b359c7471181 10d451ce-de02-4f0b-b169-cbee32902ab0 9789004516854 9789004501690 [...] [...] open access
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The ninth-century Chronographia of George the Synkellos and Theophanes is the most influential historical text ever written in medieval Constantinople. Yet modern historians have never explained its popularity and power. This interdisciplinary study draws on new manuscript evidence to finally animate the Chronographia’s promise to show attentive readers the present meaning of the past. Begun by one of the Roman emperor’s most trusted and powerful officials in order to justify a failed revolt, the project became a shockingly ambitious re-writing of time itself—a synthesis of contemporary history, philosophy, and religious practice into a politicized retelling of the human story. Even through radical upheavals of the Byzantine political landscape, the Chronographia’s unique historical vision again and again compelled new readers to chase after the elusive Ends of Time.
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