Saint nicephorus i greek orthodox patriarch britannica. Pdf modes of narrativity in the short history of nikephoros. Modes of narrativity applied in the short history by nikephoros of constantinople are investigated on the basis of several key accounts which form a specific message of the author on the level of his entire work. The anonymous report on the avar siege of constantinople in 626 preserved in the historia syntomos of patriarch nikephoros from the 9th century has long been considered as a kind of supplement to. His historia ecclesiastica, in eighteen books, starts the historical narrative down to 610. Despite its brevity it is, therefore, a source of primary importance for the study of. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This is the bulgar ruler who helped justinian ii to regain the throne in 705 and received the rank of kaisar in return. The short history of nikephoros our holy father the patriarch of constantinople. Nicephorus stood in the forefront of the battle against iconoclasm. Lemerle listed a number of hagiographies in which information about education, including the topic of logic, is given with some degree of detail. The homilies of photius, patriarch of constantinople.
The short history or breviarium of nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople d. Sep 30, 2019 15 through an analysis of the narrative construction of the short history of nikephoros i, patriarch of constantinople between 806 and 815. He was a member of the civil service before ending up as patriarch, but once patriarch he embraced his duties. Studite, the patriarch saints germanos, tarasios, nikephoros and. Nikephoros kallistos xanthopoulos, latinized as nicephorus callistus xanthopulus greek. Short history corpus fontium historiae byzantinae cyril mangos new commentary on the breviarium of nicephorus, with his introduction, text, translation, notes, and indices, becomes the safest guide to the vexed events of the seventh and eighth centuries. Working paper historical dynamics of byzantium 4 version november 2010. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The short history of nikephoros our holy father the patriarch of constantinople by nikephoros gregoras, norman tobias, nicephorous, norman tobias, anthony r. Creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantiumis one of the key sources for our understanding of byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century this book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representation of the past nikephoros s specific authorial method in the shaping of the image of byzantine emperors and ecclesiastical topics linked with iconoc. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Lead seal of tervel kept in dumbarton oaks museum, usa.
Pdf creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantium the. Due to the influence and historical role of patriarch nikephoros of constantinople at the turn of byzantiums eighth and ninth centuries, his literary heritage has. He was a highly political figure who was eventually removed from his throne after the reinstitution of iconoclasm in 815, and this means that. A byzantine logicians image within the second iconoclastic. Cyril mango, nikephoros patriarch of constantinople. Short history nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople. Tervel peak on livingston island in the south shetland islands, antarctica is named after tervel of bulgaria. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Nikephoros was born in constantinople in 757 or 758. Guide to byzantine historical writing by leonora neville may 2018. This specific manner of literary presentation is particularly manifested in nikephoros original approach. Nikephoros, the fate of nikephoros s secula r work 1 t he short histor y and short chroni cle was somewh at unfavour able, 2 especial ly when compared to his more numerous theolog ical wr. The patriarch of constantinople then crowned nikephoros coemperor with the young future basil ii r. This page was last edited on 9 september 2018, at 16.
Pdf on oct 1, 1992, warren treadgold and others published nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople. Short history dumbarton oaks texts hardcover january 1, 1990. Confusingly selecting his namesake, the scholarly layman nikephoros i r. Patriarch nikephoros i of constantinople wikimedia. The homilies of photius, patriarch of constantinople photius. Creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantiumis one of the key sources for our understanding of byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century. Nikephoros, patriarch of constantinople dumbarton oaks. Constantinople is an ancient city in modernday turkey thats now known as istanbul. His feast day is celebrated on june 2, and the translation of his relics from prokonnis to constantinople on march. The church was not pleased with the emperors choice for the important position of patriarch bishop of constantinople either. At a time when so much published on byzantium offers tentative theories about marginal subjects, this is a thorough study of a central. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Washington, dc, dumbarton oaks research library and collection 1990 corpus fontium historiae byzantinae, series washingtoniensis dumbarton oaks texts, 10. Specifically, he sets out to demonstrate that the work is an iconophile reading of the past, written shortly after the first wave of iconoclasm in the later eighth century.
Dragoljub marjanovic creating memories in late 8thcentury byzantium is one of the key sources for our understanding of byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century. Modes of narrativity in the short history of nikephoros of constantinople modes of narrativity applied in the short history by nikephoros of constantinople are investigated on the basis of several key accounts which form a specific message of the author on the level of his entire work. April 1928 in istanbul ist ein britischer byzantinist. Essays presented to omeljan pritsak on his sixtieth collected studies series, cs studies in honour of cyril mango presented to. Intrinsic values for the byzantine gold coin of constantinople average rates. Nikephoros i or nicephorus i, logothetes or genikos died july 26, 811 was byzantine emperor from 802 to 811, when he was killed in the battle of pliska. Patriarch nikephoros chapter 5 guide to byzantine historical. His father, theodore, of noble lineage and an imperial secretary to emperor. This book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representation of the past nikephoros s specific authorial method in the shaping of the image of byzantine emperors and ecclesiastical topics linked with iconoclasm. Pdf studies on constantinople collected studies series cs.