Byzantine Chronicles and the Sixth Century

by Roger Scott

Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputation of the Byzantine chroniclers, especially Malalas and Theophanes, and also to provide some examples of how these two chroniclers in particular can be exploited usefully both to reveal aspects of the past itself, notably...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138109266
• ISBN13: 9781138109261
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.