Chronographiae quae Theophanis Continuati nomine fertur Libri I-IV : recensuerunt anglice verterunt indicibus instruxerunt Michael Featherstone et Juan Signes-Codoñer, nuper repertis schedis Caroli de Boor adiuvantibus

A principal source for the second period of Iconoclasm and the Amorian dynasty, the historical compilation known as Theophanes Continuatus was among the first works of the classicising revival in Byzantium after the Dark Age (7-8th centuries). A critical edition of the Greek text of Books I IV, replacing that of 1838 by I. Bekker, is accompanied here by the first complete English translation." 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.-- Foreword -- Prolegomena. The Texts In Vat. Gr. 167 ; The Manuscripts ; The Sources Of Text I ; Authorship Of Texts I-iii And Subsequent Compilation Of Theophanes Continuatus ; Reception : John Skylitzes (and Ps-symeon) ; Proposed Stemma, Including Sources And Adaptations ; The Present Edition: A) Principles, B) Explanation Of The Apparatus, C) Indices ; Bibliography -- XΡΟΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ ΣΥΓΓΡΑΦΕΙΣΑ ΕΚ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΞΕΩΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Tabula Notarum In Apparatibus Adhibitarum ; Textus Et Versio Anglica: Titulus Generalis Totius Operis ; Λόγος αʹ. Περὶ Λέοντος τοῦ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας ; Λόγος βʹ. Περὶ Μιχαήλ τοῦ Ἀμορίου ; Λόγος γʹ. Περὶ Θεοφίλου υἱοῦ Μιχαήλ ; Λόγος δʹ. Περὶ Μιχαήλ υἱοῦ Θεοφίλου -- Indices. Index Nominum Propiorum ; Index Verborum Ad Res Byzantinas Spectantium ; Index Grammaticus ; Index Locorum. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 33*-36*) And Index. Greek Text With English Translation On Facing Pages; Commentary And Notes In English; Some Notes In Latin. Foreword PROLEGOMENA. The texts in Vat. gr. 167 The manuscripts The sources of Text I Authorship of Texts I-III and subsequent compilation of Theophanes Continuatus Reception : John Skylitzes (and Ps-Symeon) Proposed stemma, including sources and adaptations The present edition : a) principles, b) explanation of the apparatus, c) indices Bibliography TEXTUS ET VERSIO ANGLICA. Tabula notarum in apparatibus adhibitarum Liber I Liber II Liber III Liber IV INDICES. Index nominum propiorum Index verborum ad res Byzantinas spectantium Index grammaticus Index locorum. "A principal source for the second period of Iconoclasm and the Amorian dynasty, the historical compilation known as Theophanes Continuatus was among the first works of the classicising revival in Byzantium after the Dark Age (7-8th centuries). A critical edition of the Greek text of Books I-IV, replacing that of 1838 by I. Bekker, is accompanied here by the first complete English translation"-- Provided by publisher