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| Publisher | OUP Oxford |
| ISBN 13 | 9780199241903 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199241902 |
| Book Subtitle | A Byzantine Chronicle Of Universal History From The Creation |
| Book Description | In the early ninth century, George Synkellos, a monk of Constantinople set out to compose (in Greek) a universal chronicle beginning with the creation of the universe. Synkellos' death prevented him from seeing this ambitious project through to completion, and it fell to a fellow monk, Theophanes Confessor, to complete the narrative from the reign of the emperor Dicoletian up until his own day. The purpose of the chronicle, as Synkellos states on several occasions, was to confirm the orthodox dating of the incarnation of Christ at the completion of the 5500th year from the creation of the universe. In the course of demonstrating this point, Synkellos cites extensively from numerous histories and chronicles f |
| Language | English |
| Author | Georgios, George Synkellos, William Adler |
| Publication Date | 11-Jan-12 |
| Number of Pages | 728 |
The Chronography Of George Synkellos hardcover english - 11-Jan-12
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