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John Zonaras
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12th century Byzantine chronicler and theologian
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John Zonaras (1074–1145) was a Byzantine writer, historian, monk, and theologian. He was a male citizen of the Byzantine Empire who practiced Eastern Orthodoxy. Zonaras spoke and wrote in Ancient Greek. His works have been documented in various sources, including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.
His literary output includes titles such as *Epitome Istoriōn*, *Annales*, *Ioannis Zonarae Annales*, and *Ioannis Zonarae epitome historiarum*. Different databases record varying numbers of his works, with counts ranging from 5 to 10. He is referenced by 748 other encyclopedia articles.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 12th cent.
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Epitome Istoriōn / Iōannes Zōnaras
- Annales
- Ioannis Zonarae Annales
- Ioannis Zonarae epitome historiarum
- Ioannis Zonarae Epitome Historiarum, Volumes 3-4; Volume 204
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,214x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,472x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,863x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,503x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,110x
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to John Zonaras, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
16th-century depiction of Joannes Zonaras. Joannes or John Zonaras (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ζωναρᾶς Iōánnēs Zōnarâs; c. 1070 – c. 1140) was a Byzantine Roman historian, chronicler and theologian who lived in Constantinople. Under Emperor Alexios I Komnenos he held the offices of head justice and private secretary (protasēkrētis) to the emperor, but after Alexios' death, he retired to the monastery on the Island of Hagia Glykeria, (İncir Adası, in the Bay of Tuzla), where he spent the rest of his life writing books.
Life
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