John Zonaras' Epitome of histories : a compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception /

John Zonaras' Epitome of histories : a compendium of Jewish-Roman history and its reception /

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Author / Creator:	Kampianaki, Theofili, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford Universities Press, 2022. ©2022
Description:	200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford studies in Byzantium Oxford studies in Byzantium.
Subject:	Zonaras, Joannes, -- active 12th century. -- Epitomē historiōn. Epitomē historiōn (Zonaras, Joannes) Judaism -- Historiography. Middle Ages -- Historiography. Historiography. Judaism -- Historiography. Middle Ages -- Historiography. Rome -- Historiography. Rome (Empire)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12776753

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ISBN:	9780192865106 0192865102 9780191955570 0191955574
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The twelfth-century chronicle of John Zonaras, which begins with the biblical Creation and ends in 1118, is one of the longest historical accounts written in Greek that has come down to us. It was also one of the most popular historical works of the Greek-speaking world during the Middle Ages, with a remarkably large number of manuscripts preserving the entire text or parts of it. 00John Zonaras' Epitome of Histories: A Compendium of Jewish-Roman History and Its Reception analyses Zonaras' chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account. It concentrates on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. It also includes discussions that go beyond the text, such as on the intellectual networks surrounding Zonaras, and the anticipated audience and the reception of the chronicle. 0By examining such issues, Theofili Kampianaki aims to present Zonaras' chronicle as a product which emerged from a milieu characterized by the increased contacts with Western people and the Komnenian style of rulership in the imperial bureaucracy, and as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing0historiography.

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