A Reappraisal of the Chronicle of Theodore of Kyzikos

Although the Chronicle of Theodore of Kyzikos has been known to scholarship and was included in Kurmbacher's Geschichte Der Byzantinischen Litteratur , it was later identified with the Synopsis Chronike , and hence excluded from any further research. The article reconsiders the text and its pla...

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Main Author: Zafeiris, Konstantinos (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2011
In: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Year: 2011, Volume: 103, Issue: 2, Pages: 773-790
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Summary:Although the Chronicle of Theodore of Kyzikos has been known to scholarship and was included in Kurmbacher's Geschichte Der Byzantinischen Litteratur , it was later identified with the Synopsis Chronike , and hence excluded from any further research. The article reconsiders the text and its place in Byzantine historiography, focusing on its relationship to the Synopsis Chronike . It analyses their similarities and differences, particularly in terms of textual criticism, and examines possible connections between them. Finally, it concludes that the accepted hypothesis that the two texts are one and the same (or mere variations of the same text) is not valid. Instead, it proposes that the Chronicle of Theodore of Kyzikos and the Synopsis Chronike are two distinct chronicles that derive from an earlier common archetype, which is now lost.
ISSN:1868-9027
Contains:Enthalten in: Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/byzs.2010.023