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John Skylitzes
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John Skylitzes was a male historian and writer from the Byzantine Empire. He was born in 1040 and died in 1110. His works were written in medieval Greek, a language he also spoke and signed.
Skylitzes is the author of three works, including *John Skylitzes : a Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057* and *A Synopsis Of Byzantine History 8111057*. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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- John Skylitzes : a Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057
- A Synopsis Of Byzantine History 8111057
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- medieval Greek
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- Basil I (867-886) from the Chronikon of Ioannis Skylitzes.jpg
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- 1110-00-00
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- 1040-00-00
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- medieval Greek
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Madrid Skylitzes
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3 objects attributed to John Skylitzes, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Historiarum Compendium : Quod incipiens à Nicephori Imperatoris, à Genicis obitu, ad Imperium Isaaci Comneni pertinet. Cum locupletissimo Indice ...
Geōrgiu tu Kedrēnu synopsis istoriōn : ex versione Guillelmi Xylandri cum ejusdem annotationibus = Georgii Cedreni compendium historiarum
Historiarum Compendium : Quod incipiens à Nicephori Imperatoris, à Genicis obitu, ad Imperium Isaaci Comneni pertinet. Cum locupletissimo Indice ...
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Encyclopedic overview
Varangian Guardsmen, an illumination from the 11th century chronicle of John Skylitzes. Depiction of Greek fire in the Madrid Skylitzes
John Skylitzes, commonly Latinized as Ioannes Scylitzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Σκυλίτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Skylítzēs, Byzantine Greek: [i.oˈa.nis sc̠iˈlit.t͡sis]; Latin: Ioannes Scyllitzes, Latin: [jɔˈan.ne̝s sk̟ilˈlit̪.d͡ze̝s]; early 1040s – after 1101), was a Byzantine historian of the late 11th century.
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