Michael V Kalaphates - Romanos IV Diogenes: Textual Parallels In The Chronographia Of Michael Psellos Cover Image

Михаило V Калафат - Роман IV Диоген: текстуалне паралеле у Хронографији Михаила Псела
Michael V Kalaphates - Romanos IV Diogenes: Textual Parallels In The Chronographia Of Michael Psellos

Author(s): Antonios Vratimos
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: Michael Psellos; Chronographia; Romanos IV Diogenes; Michael V Kalaphates; Parallels

Summary/Abstract: The books five and seven of the Chronographia contain some striking parallels between the two deposed and blinded emperors of the eleventh century,Kalaphates and Diogenes. The aim of this article is to consider whether these parallels are real historical facts or products of fabrication. Then, it will move on toexamine how the two emperors are treated by Psellos within a context that takes intoaccount the aspects of his political thought.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 48
  • Page Range: 51-60
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English