George Akropolites: The History (oxford Studies In Byzantium)
by Ruth Macrides /
2007 / English / PDF
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This is the first English translation and study of George
Akropolites'
This is the first English translation and study of George
Akropolites'History
History, the main Greek source for the
history of Byzantium between 1204 and 1261. Akropolites relates
what happened to Byzantium after the Latin conquest of its capital,
Constantinople, by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. He narrates the
fragmentation of the Byzantine world, describing how the newly
established 'empire' in Anatolia prevailed over its foreign and
Byzantine enemies to recapture the capital in 1261. Akropolites was
an eyewitness to most of the events he relates and a man close to
the emperors he served, and his account has therefore influenced
modern perceptions of this period. It has been an essential source
for all those studying the eastern Mediterranean in the thirteenth
century. However, until now historians have made use of his
, the main Greek source for the
history of Byzantium between 1204 and 1261. Akropolites relates
what happened to Byzantium after the Latin conquest of its capital,
Constantinople, by the Fourth Crusade in 1204. He narrates the
fragmentation of the Byzantine world, describing how the newly
established 'empire' in Anatolia prevailed over its foreign and
Byzantine enemies to recapture the capital in 1261. Akropolites was
an eyewitness to most of the events he relates and a man close to
the emperors he served, and his account has therefore influenced
modern perceptions of this period. It has been an essential source
for all those studying the eastern Mediterranean in the thirteenth
century. However, until now historians have made use of hisHistory
History without knowing anything about its author. Ruth
Macrides remedies this deficiency by providing a detailed guide to
Akropolites' work and an analysis of its composition, which places
it in the context of medieval Greek historical writing.
without knowing anything about its author. Ruth
Macrides remedies this deficiency by providing a detailed guide to
Akropolites' work and an analysis of its composition, which places
it in the context of medieval Greek historical writing.