A historiographical study oxford studies in byzantium, oxford 20, pp. The byzantine historian nicetas choniates here gives an account of the sack of the city. Notes 1 i am indebted to walter kaegi for first suggesting this topic to me and providing me with suggested books. The result was the establishment of a series of latin states in greece and the agean, and the permanent collapse of communion between catholic and orthodox churches. His chronicle is an important source for the history of byzantium and. The latter two chapters, comprising roughly half of the book, discuss niketas as an historian. Niketas choniates alicia simpson oxford university press. I had seen references in many other works to choniates i first read this book as an undergraduate while exploring the byzantine history stacks in the library. Isbn 9780199670710 baudolino, umberto ecos 2002 novel, takes readers to the dramatic scenery of constantinoples sack by the warriors of the fourth crusade in 1204. Nicetas choniates author of nicetae choniatae historia. The historian niketas choniates provides an eyewitness account of the inexorable events that led to the destruction of the longest lived christian empire in history, and to the ultimate catastrophe of the fall of constantinople in 1204 to the fourth crusade. Niketas, nicetas choniates sau nichita honiates greaca. Niketas choniates historia pdf niketas or nicetas choniates greek. John kinnamos, niketas choniates, and the reign of manuel i komnenos.
Niketas choniates article about niketas choniates by the. A historiographical study oxford studies in byzantium by alicia simpson 201215 by isbn. Annals of niketas choniates byzantine texts in translation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Theresa urbainczyk niketas choniates was in constantinople when it was burnt and looted by the soldiers of the fourth crusade and he wrote a history which has always been the mainstay for anyone wishing to learn about. His chronicle of byzantiums humiliations during the third and fourth crusades 1189 and 1204 and his anthology of 12thcentury theological writings constitute authoritative. Annals of niketas choniates byzantine texts in translation, by nicetas choniates, niketas choniates. Parthian history in 17 books, fragments survive history of bithynia fragments survive 334323 bce 323 bce.
Nicetas choniates, nicetas also spelled niketas, born c. Niketas choniates as a theologian, in niketas choniates. Investigating issues related to historical narrative and imperial biography, the volume explores the historians sources and the literary models and historical concepts which guided him. Notes 1 i am indebted to walter kaegi for first suggesting this topic to me and providing me with suggested books and articles. Annals of niketas choniates byzantine texts in translation, by nicetas choniates, niketas. Authority in religious texts, 247258 alicia simpson, from the workshop of niketas choniates. In addition to a preface xxi and introduction 16 by editor pamela armstrong, the book contains twentyfive articles that are divided among the nine sections. This significant text covers the period in byzantine history that begins with the death of the emperor alexios i komnenos in 1118 and culminates with the capture of constantinople by the armies of the fourth crusade in 1204. Choniates, nicetas sometimes incorrectly called acominatus. Then as now, i was enamored with byzantine studies, and voraciously read every book in english i could get my hands on. Simpson uncovers the complex manuscript tradition and transmission of niketas choniates history, an important historical byzantine text. I am not going to list all the volumes here, but procopius wars are available in five volumes in the loeb series and cover the campaigns against persia, in africa against the vandals, and in italy against the ostrogoths and others. Niketas choniates from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia redirected from nicetas choniates niketas or n icetas choniates.
Nov 21, 20 for future reference, a very incomplete list of accessible and relatively affordable primary historical sources in english translation. The historian niketas choniates provides an eyewitness account of the inexorable events that led to the destruction of the longest lived christian empire in history, and to the ultimate catastrophe of the fall. Procopius was the author of a history in eight books on the wars prosecuted by justinian, a panegyric on the emperors public works projects throughout the empire, and a book known as the secret history that claims to report the scandals that procopius could not include in his officially. Paradox, reversal, and the meaning of history, in a. The book is a fundamental study of niketas choniates d. Authority in byzantium is volume 14 in the series of publications by the centre for hellenic studies, kings college, london. Annals of niketas choniates byzantine texts in translation, by nicetas choniates, niketas choniates and collections to check out. After artabasdos ascended the imperial throne in 741, niketas was. Distortion, divine providence and genre in nicetas choniates. His chronicle of byzantiums humiliations during the third and fourth crusades 1189 and 1204 and his anthology of 12thcentury theological writings constitute authoritative historical sources for this period and established him. After the capture of constantinople by the crusaders in 1204, he fled to nicaea. The writings of procopius are the primary source of information for the rule of the emperor justinian i. We additionally offer alternative kinds as well as type of the books to search.
Nicetas choniates, also niketas, was born about the year 1155 in chonae, also known as colossae, an ancient city. Niketas choniates history is the single most important source for a crucial period in byzantine history, which began with the death of alexios i komnenos in 1118 and culminated with the capture of constantinople by the armies of the fourth crusade in 1204. O city of byzantium is the first english translation of a history which chronicles the period of byzantine history from 1118 to 1207. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. This book is a historiographical study of the history written by the byzantine statesman niketas choniates c. While english translations of the 11th and 12thcentury histories of michael psellos, anna komnene, john kinnamos and niketas choniates are available, as are the 15thcentury works of doukas and sphrantzes and the early books of laonikos chalkokondyles, the lack of access to the histories of the intervening period in this language provides a. Nicetas choniates is the author of nicetae choniatae historia 3. Niketas choniates was in constantinople when it was burnt and looted by the soldiers of the fourth crusade and he wrote a history which has always been the mainstay for anyone wishing to learn about the comnene dynasty and the byzantine empire of the twelfth century.
Nicetas of smyrna, late 1stcentury greek sophist and rhetorician, see second sophistic. The history of nicetas choniates is one of the most important sources of information on twelfthcentury byzantium. Niketas choniates project gutenberg selfpublishing. Anna, daughter of emperor leo iii, seems to have been his stepmother. Michael choniates, erroneously called michael acominatus, born c.
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