The Histories
Books 6-10
$57.59
- Hardcover
576 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2014
Summary
Among Greek histories of the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the work of Laonikos (ca. 1430–ca. 1465) has by far the broadest scope. Born to a leading family of Athens under Florentine rule, he was educated in the classics at Mistra by the Neoplatonist philosopher Plethon.
In the 1450s, Laonikos set out to imitate Herodotos in writing the history of his times, a version in which the armies of Asia would prevail over the Greeks in Europe. The backbone of The Histories, a tex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674599192 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674599195 |
| Author: | Laonikos Chalkokondyles, Anthony Kaldellis |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 696g |
| Dimensions: | 133mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
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Critics Review
There is much here that would appeal to readers interested specifically in Byzantine history, and more generally in the history of the east Mediterranean, the Balkans, and Turkey in the 14th and 15th centuries. The translation flows smoothly and is accompanied by much needed explanatory notes on persons and geography. – J. W. Nesbitt * Choice *
Laonikos Chalkokondyles
Anthony Kaldellis is Professor and Chair of the Department of Classics at The Ohio State University. He is the author of many books, including The Christian Parthenon, Hellenism in Byzantium, and The Byzantine Republic, which have been translated into French, Greek, and Russian.
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