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

This text analyses Zonaras' twelfth-century chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account, concentrating on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. Kampianaki aims to present it as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chroni...

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Main Author: Kampianaki, Theofili (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford Scholarship Online
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium.
Oxford scholarship online.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (colour).
Subjects:
Zonaras, Joannes, -- active 12th century. -- Epitomē historiōn.
World history -- Early works to 1800.
History, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Rome -- History -- Early works to 1800.
Byzantine Empire -- History -- Early works to 1800.
Online Access:Oxford Scholarship online - Click here for access
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Summary:This text analyses Zonaras' twelfth-century chronicle as both a literary composition and a historical account, concentrating on its composition, sources, and political, ideological, and literary background. Kampianaki aims to present it as a work which seamlessly merges the traditions of chronicle writing and classicizing historiography.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Target Audience:
Specialized.
Audience:Specialized.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (colour).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191955570

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