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This Is The First English Translation Of The History Of Leo The Deacon (born Circa 950), A Lively But Little-known Author Intimately Familiar With The Palace Politics Of Constantinople. Leo's Firsthand Experience Of The Campaigns And Courts Of Two Byzantine Emperors Provides Vivid Descriptions Of Sieges, Pitched Battles, And Ambushes. His Account Of The Conspiracy Against Nikephoros Ii Phokas, Murdered As He Slept On The Floor In Front Of His Icons, Is One Of The Most Dramatic In Byzantine Narrative Histories. Alice-mary Talbot And Denis Sullivan, With The Assistance Of George T. Dennis And Stamatina Mcgrath, Include An Extensive Introduction And Detailed Notes To Guide The Reader Through The Complex Chronology, Geography, And Text Of The History. Also Included Are Five Maps, Two Genealogical Tables, And Four Indexes.-- The Byzantine Empire In The Tenth Century: Outline Of Military And Political Events -- The Byzantine Military In The Tenth Century -- Biography Of Leo The Deacon -- D. Leo As A Historian -- E. Manuscript Tradition Of The History -- F. Editions -- G. Translations -- Note To The Reader -- The History Of Leo The Deacon -- Book I -- Book Ii -- Book Iii -- Book Iv -- Boo

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Author

Leo, the Deacon, approximately 950-

Publisher

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, c2005.

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780884023067

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Humanities