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Das Leben des Kaisers Basilios I. (867-886), des Gründers der Makedonischen Dynastie, ist die einzige erhaltene Säkularbiographie der byzantinischen Literatur, in Bedeutung und hinsichtlich des Genres mit der Vita Caroli Magni von Einhard vergleichbar. Im Gelehrtenkreis um Basilios' Enkel Konstantin VII. Prophyrogennitos und unter dessen Ansporn schon 957 und 959 entstanden, ist die Vita Basilii eine der Hauptquellen für die Kultur- und politische Geschichte von Byzanz und seinen Nachbarn im 9. und 10. Jahrhundert. Die bisherigen Ausgaben (ob aus dem 17. oder dem 19. Jh.) beruhen auf sekundären Handschriften; sie sind auch wegen ihrer willkürlichen Konjekturen und vieler unangezeigter Zusätze aus einer Parallelquelle für die Forschung unbrauchbar. Die vorliegende Edition stützt sich auf Vaticanus gr. 167, die Quelle aller erhaltenen Handschriften. Somit werden die Eingriffe der früheren Herausgeber beseitigt. Herangezogen wurde bei der Herstellung des neuen Textes der vom Herausgeber wiederentdeckte Entwurf der Ausgabe, die der berühmte Byzantinist Karl de Boor um 1903 vorbereitete. The life of Emperor Basil I (867-886), the founder of the Macedonian Dynasty, is the only extant secular biography in Byzantine literature; in its importance and as an instance of the genre it is comparable to Einhard's Vita Caroli Magni. Composed in the circle of scholars around Basil's grandson Constantine VII Prophyrogennitos and at his instigation as early as 957 and 959, the Vita Basilii is one of the main sources for the cultural and political history of Byzantium and its neighbours in the 9th and 10th centuries. Previous editions (whether from the 17th or 19th centuries) were based on secondary manuscripts; they are not reliable, because of their arbitrary conjectures and a large number of unjustified additions from a parallel source. The present edition is based on Vaticanus gr. 167, the source of all extant manuscripts, and the insertions made by the earlier editors are removed. In producing the new text, the editor also had access to the draft edition he rediscovered which the famous Byzantinist Karl de Boor prepared around 1903.

Emperors --- Basil --- Byzantine Empire --- History --- Basil I, Emperor of the East, ca. 812-886. --- Byzantine Empire -- Biography. --- Byzantine Empire -- History -- 527-1081. --- Emperors -- Byzantine Empire -- Biography. --- Regions & Countries - Europe --- History & Archaeology --- Greece --- Basil, --- Basileios --- Basilio --- Basilius --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Empereurs --- Basile --- Empire byzantin --- Historiographie. --- Histoire --- Sources. --- Biography. --- Emperors - Byzantine Empire - Biography --- Basile Ier le Macédonien, empereur byzantin --- Basil - I, - Emperor of the East, - approximately 812-886 --- Byzantine Empire - Biography --- Byzantine Empire - History - 527-1081 --- Basilios I. --- Byzantine Empire. --- history.

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Emperors --- Empereurs --- Biography --- Biographies --- Justinian --- Byzantine Empire --- Empire byzantin --- History --- Histoire --- Biography. --- Justinien, --- Justinian, --- Justinianus, Flavius Anicius Julianus, --- Justinianus --- Giustiniano, --- Iustinianus, Flavius Petrus Sabbatius, --- I︠U︡stinian, --- I︠U︡stinian, Flaviĭ, --- Justinian I, 527-565 --- Justinian I --- Justinian - I, - Emperor of the East, - 483?-565. --- Emperors - Byzantine Empire - Biography. --- Byzantine Empire - History - Justinian I, 527-565. --- Юстиниан, --- Юстиниан, Флавий,

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Taking up where the the chronicle of the monk Theophanes leaves off , the compilation known as Theophanes Continuatus was originally commissioned by the emperor Constantine VII (912-959) and marked the revival, or reinvention, of the genre of history in Byzantium, which also included the less successful text of Genesios, who worked with the same dossier of sources. A principal source for the second period of Iconoclasm and the Amorian dynasty, the tendentious narrative of Books I-IV of Theophanes Continuatus was intended to justify the murderous accession of Basil I (867-886), grandfather of Constantine VII and founder of the Macedonian dynasty, by presenting the emperors who preceded Basil as cruel heretics (Leo V, Michael II, Theophilus) or profligates (Michael III). But the facts here recorded and the often playful use of Classical learning give proof to the careful reader that the revival of Byzantine military power and culture from the Dark Age of the seventh and eighth centuries gained momentum under these same emperors. The present critical edition of Books I-IV replaces that of 1838 by I. Bekker. Accompanied by the first complete English translation and grammatical and historical indexes, the work is intended for specialists, students, and scholars in related fields.

Emperors --- Empereurs --- Biography. --- Biographies --- Basil --- Byzantine Empire --- Empire byzantin --- History --- Biographie --- Histoire --- Basile --- Historiographie. --- Basil I, --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Emperors - Byzantine Empire - Biography --- Basil - I, - Emperor of the East, - approximately 812-886 --- Byzantine Empire - Biography --- Byzantine Empire - History - 527-1081

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This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal yet controversial and poorly understood Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641), a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. Heraclius' reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Balkans and the Middle East, including the emergence of Islam, at the end of antiquity. Heraclius captured and lost important swathes of territory, including Jerusalem and Syria and Egypt. Skills in exploiting divisions within the ranks of his opponents, and encouraging the switching of sides and the breakdown of morale, provided Heraclius with his greatest triumphs, yet they proved to be of little value when he finally confronted the early Islamic conquests. The author synthesises diverse primary sources, including those in Greek and Arabic, in the light of recent historical scholarship. The varied Mediterranean and Middle Eastern context stretches from North Africa to Syria, Armenia and what is modern Iraq.

Emperors --- Heraclius, --- Byzantine Empire --- History --- Heraclius Emperor of the East --- -Heraclius Emperor of the East --- Eracle, --- Eraclio, --- Hērakleios, --- Hiraql, --- Empereurs --- Biography. --- Biographies --- Empire byzantin --- Histoire --- Heraclius --- Heraclius, 610-641 --- Biography --- Emperors - Byzantine Empire - Biography --- Heraclius, - Emperor of the East, - approximately 575-641 --- Byzantine Empire - History - Heraclius, 610-641