| The Chronography of George Synkellos Contributor(s): Synkellos, George (Author), Adler, William (Author), Tuffin, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199241902 ISBN-13: 9780199241903 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $408.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 909 |
| LCCN: 2002726992 |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.62 lbs) 728 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Synkellos, a monk of Constantinople who once held a position of authority under the patriarch Tarasios, composed (in Greek) a chronicle of universal history in the early ninth century. Beginning with the creation of the universe, the chronicle preserves a rich collection of ancient sources, many of them otherwise unknown. The English translation provided here, together with introduction and notes, promises to make this influential and wide-ranging history more accessible to Byzantinists, students of ancient historiography, and specialists in biblical chronology, early Judaism, Egypt, and the Ancient Near East. |