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Madrid Skylitzes

The Madrid Skylitzes is a 12th-century illuminated manuscript version of the Synopsis of Histories (Greek: Σύνοψις Ἱστοριῶν) by John Skylitzes, which covers the reigns of the Byzantine emperors from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057. The manuscript was produced at the Norman court of Palermo in Sicily (although…

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John Skylitzes
Genre
Historiography
Publication date
12th century
Language
Medieval Greek
Original title
Σύνοψις Ἱστοριῶν

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Madrid Skylitzes → Arabsa, Bar, Bardas, Basil, Battle, Boris, BoulgarophygonThomas, BulgariaMeeting, Bulgarian, Byzantines, Emperor John Tzimiskes, Greek, Imperial, KievSerbs, Leo VI, Madrid SkylitzesDepiction, Michael III, Return, Saracens, Slav
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Madrid Skylitzes → Bente, Bjørnholt, Burke, Color, Contexts, International Medieval Congress, Ioannes Skylitzes, ISBN, Leeds, Leiden, Militos, Publishers, The Cultures, The Illustrated Chronicle, Tsamakda, University, Vasiliki
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Madrid Skylitzes → Basil II, Biography, Catherine HolmesWorld Digital Library, Madrid SkylitzesHispanic Digital Library, PDF, Scylitzes
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madrid skylitzes byzantine chronicle greek john manuscript battle army basil σύνοψις ἱστοριῶν michael vi illustrated ii medieval sicily miniatures thomas

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Madrid SkylitzesPublication date12th century1.00infobox
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