Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Byzantine Historical Texts
- 1 Theophylakt Simokatta
- 2 Paschal Chronicle
- 3 George Synkellos
- 4 Chronicle of Theophanes
- 5 Patriarch Nikephoros
- 6 Scriptor Incertus de Leo V
- 7 Chronicle of 811
- 8 Megas Chronographos
- 9 George the Monk
- 10 Peter of Alexandria
- 11 Genesios
- 12 Theophanes Continuatus
- 13 Constantinian Excerpts
- 14 John Kaminiates
- 15 Symeon the Logothete
- 16 Leo the Deacon
- 17 Chronicle of Monemvasia
- 18 Chronicon Bruxellense
- 19 Psellos
- 20 John Xiphilinos
- 21 Michael Attaleiates
- 22 John Skylitzes and Scylitzes Continuatus
- 23 George Kedrenos
- 24 Nikephoros Bryennios
- 25 Anna Komnene
- 26 John Kinnamos
- 27 John Zonaras
- 28 Constantine Manasses
- 29 Michael Glykas
- 30 Eustathios of Thessaloniki
- 31 Joel
- 32 Niketas Choniates
- 33 George Akropolites
- 34 Theodore Skoutariotes
- 35 George Pachymeres
- 36 Nikephoros Gregoras
- 37 Ephraim
- 38 Constantine Akropolites the Grand Logothete
- 39 Chronicle of Morea
- 40 Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
- 41 John VI Kantakouzenos
- 42 Michael Panaretos
- 43 Chronicle of Ioannina
- 44 Chronicle of Tocco
- 45 John Kananos
- 46 John Anagnostes
- 47 Leontios Machairas
- 48 Sylvester Syropoulos
- 49 Doukas
- 50 George Sphrantzes
- 51 Michael Kritovoulos
- 52 Laonikos Chalkokondyles
- Appendix A Time Periods Covered in the Histories
- Appendix B Timeline of Authors’ Lives
38 - Constantine Akropolites the Grand Logothete
from Byzantine Historical Texts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 June 2018
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Byzantine Historical Texts
- 1 Theophylakt Simokatta
- 2 Paschal Chronicle
- 3 George Synkellos
- 4 Chronicle of Theophanes
- 5 Patriarch Nikephoros
- 6 Scriptor Incertus de Leo V
- 7 Chronicle of 811
- 8 Megas Chronographos
- 9 George the Monk
- 10 Peter of Alexandria
- 11 Genesios
- 12 Theophanes Continuatus
- 13 Constantinian Excerpts
- 14 John Kaminiates
- 15 Symeon the Logothete
- 16 Leo the Deacon
- 17 Chronicle of Monemvasia
- 18 Chronicon Bruxellense
- 19 Psellos
- 20 John Xiphilinos
- 21 Michael Attaleiates
- 22 John Skylitzes and Scylitzes Continuatus
- 23 George Kedrenos
- 24 Nikephoros Bryennios
- 25 Anna Komnene
- 26 John Kinnamos
- 27 John Zonaras
- 28 Constantine Manasses
- 29 Michael Glykas
- 30 Eustathios of Thessaloniki
- 31 Joel
- 32 Niketas Choniates
- 33 George Akropolites
- 34 Theodore Skoutariotes
- 35 George Pachymeres
- 36 Nikephoros Gregoras
- 37 Ephraim
- 38 Constantine Akropolites the Grand Logothete
- 39 Chronicle of Morea
- 40 Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
- 41 John VI Kantakouzenos
- 42 Michael Panaretos
- 43 Chronicle of Ioannina
- 44 Chronicle of Tocco
- 45 John Kananos
- 46 John Anagnostes
- 47 Leontios Machairas
- 48 Sylvester Syropoulos
- 49 Doukas
- 50 George Sphrantzes
- 51 Michael Kritovoulos
- 52 Laonikos Chalkokondyles
- Appendix A Time Periods Covered in the Histories
- Appendix B Timeline of Authors’ Lives
Summary
A brief chronicle of Roman history from Aeneas to 1323 or 1341 survives in Vindobonensis Historicus Graecus 99, folios 15r– 35r. The presentation of events is brief throughout the text, and after Alexios Komnenos, the last two centuries are a simple list of the emperors’ reigns.
An examination of the text's discussion of emperors Philippikos and Anastasios indicates that it draws on the work of Zonaras. Further study is needed to determine whether this dependency is consistent for the rest of the chronicle.
The text has “of the lord Akropolites Grand Logothete” written in the margin at the head of the chronicle. On chronological grounds, Heinrich associated this text with Constantine Akropolites (1250/12 55– ca. 1324/ 1325), who was the older son of George Akropolites and held the title of Grand Logothete. He died between 1321 and 1324, and is known mostly as the author of hagiography. He composed numerous lives of saints of earlier eras in high- style Greek. Yet, the literary style of the chronicle is far simpler and less elegant than Constantine Akropolites's other writings, suggesting that perhaps this association is unwarranted.
Manuscripts, Editions, and Translations
Manuscript
Vindobonensis Historicus Graecus 99 can be dated to the first half of the fourteenth century.
Edition
A new edition is being prepared by Albrecht Berger. An edition of the preface and four short excerpts was published by Heinrich:
Heinrich, Alfred. Die Chronik des Johannes Sikeliota der Wiener Hofbibliothek. Graz : Verlag des K. K. ersten Staats- Gymnasiums, 1892.
U RTHER READING
On This Text
Tocci, Raimondo. “ Zu der Konstantinos Akropolites zugeschriebenen Chronik.” In Koinotaton Doron: das sp ä te Byzanz zwischen Machtlosigkeit und kultureller Bl ü te (1204– 1461), edited by Albrecht Berger, Sergei Mariev, G ü nter Prinzing, and Alexander Riehle, 197 – 206. Byzantinisches Archiv 31. Berlin : De Gruyter, 2016.
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- Guide to Byzantine Historical Writing , pp. 252 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018