Byzantine Chronicles and the Sixth Century

by Scott, Roger

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Full title :Byzantine Chronicles and the Sixth Century / Roger Scott.

Summary

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 of the period of Justinian, and also of how the Byzantines interpreted their own past, which included on occasions rewriting that past to suit altered contemporary needs. For the period of Justinian in particular, proper attention to aspects of the humble Byzantine chronicle can also help achieve a better understanding of the period than that provided by the classicizing Procopius with his emphasis on war and conquest. By considering more general aspects of the place of history-writing in Byzantine culture, the papers also help explain why history remained such an important aspect of Byzantine culture.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2012

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Ashgate/Variorum
Place of Publication:Farnham, Surrey
Language:eng
Publication Date:2012

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Essays previously published.

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Description:1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings)).

Edition Identifiers

oclc:on1066467452
LC Classification:DF505
Dewey Decimal:949.50130722

A. Historiography, chronicles and the sixth century. Byzantine chronicles ; Byzantium in the sixth century and the beginning of Byzantine history writing ; The classical tradition in Byzantine historiography ; Text and context in Byzantine historiography ; Towards a new history of Byzantine literature: the case of historiography / with Ingela Nilsson ; Chronicles versus classicizing history: Justinian's west and east -- B. Malalas, Theophanes and the sixth century. Malalas and his contemporaries ; Malalas and Justinian's codification ; Malalas, The secret history and Justinian's propaganda ; John Lydus on some procedural changes ; Diplomacy in the sixth century: the evidence of John Malalas ; "The events of every year, arranged without confusion": Justinian and others in the chronicle of Theophanes Confessor ; Writing the reign of Justinian: Malalas versus Theophanes -- C. Malalas, Theophanes and their Byzantine past. Malalas' view of the classical past ; The image of Constantine in Malalas and Theophanes ; From propaganda to history to literature: the Byzantine stories of Theodosius' apple and Marcian's eagles -- D. Reinterpreting the fifth and sixth centuries. Narrating Justinia…

Subjects

Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire -- History -- Justin I… Byzantine Empire -- History -- Justinia… Byzantinisches Reich Criticism, interpretation, etc Empire byzantin -- Histoire -- 527-565 … Empire byzantin -- Histoire -- 565-578 … Historiography History Johannes (Malalas) Malalas, John Theophanes, Byzantinus Theophanes,, the Confessor