The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?

At least three fragments places in Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos‘ narrative of the Avar wars have no parallels either in Theophylakt Simokatta or in Theophanes. The nature of the evidence cited in these passages cannot be a logical reconstruction based on the texts of either of the ment...

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Main Author: Ivanov Sergey A.
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2013-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2013/0584-98881301123I.pdf
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spelling doaj-4e774d9fb80f47e3b5680622996572862020-11-25T00:47:09ZbulInstitute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsZbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta0584-98882406-09172013-01-01201350-112314810.2298/ZRVI1350123I0584-98881301123IThe Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?Ivanov Sergey A.0Higher School of Economics, Moscow, RussiaAt least three fragments places in Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos‘ narrative of the Avar wars have no parallels either in Theophylakt Simokatta or in Theophanes. The nature of the evidence cited in these passages cannot be a logical reconstruction based on the texts of either of the mentioned authors. This means that Xanthopoulos, the Church historian of the 14th century, had at his disposal a source on the 6th century which has not come down to us.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2013/0584-98881301123I.pdfNikephoros Kallistos XanthopoulossourcesAvar warsTheophylakt SimokattaTheophanes
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The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?
Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
sources
Avar wars
Theophylakt Simokatta
Theophanes
author_facet Ivanov Sergey A.
author_sort Ivanov Sergey A.
title The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?
title_short The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?
title_full The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?
title_fullStr The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?
title_full_unstemmed The Avar-Byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos: A new source?
title_sort avar-byzantine wars of the late sixth century as depicted by nikephoros kallistos xanthopoulos: a new source?
publisher Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
series Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta
issn 0584-9888
2406-0917
publishDate 2013-01-01
description At least three fragments places in Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos‘ narrative of the Avar wars have no parallels either in Theophylakt Simokatta or in Theophanes. The nature of the evidence cited in these passages cannot be a logical reconstruction based on the texts of either of the mentioned authors. This means that Xanthopoulos, the Church historian of the 14th century, had at his disposal a source on the 6th century which has not come down to us.
topic Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
sources
Avar wars
Theophylakt Simokatta
Theophanes
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2013/0584-98881301123I.pdf
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