A history of the caesar John Doukas in Nikephoros Bryennios’ Material for History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11933003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonora Neville (0009-0009-2694-6527, Catholic University of America, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 168-188 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/174962508x322669 |
| OpenAlex | W2085232483 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article suggests that the history of Nikephoros Bryennios draws on a now lost text that told the history of the 1070s from the perspective of the caesar John Doukas. Changes in perspective, narrative style, and vocabulary in the sections dealing predominantly with John suggest that Bryennios was incorporating portions of a written text rather than orally preserved stories. These stylistic arguments are not definitive but, especially in light of the way the author freely included portions of Psellos’ and Skylitzes’ histories, they lead to the supposition that Bryennios also used a text about John Doukas that no longer survives
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |