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Athens, National Library Istanbul, Ecumenical Patriarchate Ms. 56, 114 Chalcensis S. Trinitatis (125) 133, 139, 219 Bamberg Staatsarchiv, B 86, 50 Jerusalem, Greek Patriarchal Library Staatsbibliothek Sanctae Crucis 40, 28 class. 34, 50 class. 35, 50 Leiden, University Library class. 35a, 50 Vossianus gr. F 66, 112 class. 54, 50 Leipzig, Universitätsbibliothek class. 78, 50 gr. 16, 156 class. 79, 50 Rep. I. 17, 27, 42, 114, 137, 139, 143, 187, class. 80, 50 190, 219 hist. 2, 50 London, British Library hist. 3, 50, 259 P. Oxy. XXVII 2469, 278 hist. 5, 50 Berlin, Staatsbibliothek Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional Phillippicus 1538, 94, 114, 123, 219 gr. Vitr. 26–2, iii Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique Milan, Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana gr. 8761, 273 A 80 sup., 56 Ms.11301–16, 88, 273 B 119 sup., 3, 37, 42, 43–5, 63, 70, 71, 114, Ms. 11317–21, 273 131, 188, 190, 193, 205–9 B 4 sup., 205 Cambridge, Trinity College F 205 inf., 192 O.3.23, 88, 273 G 13 sup., 56 Carpentras, Bibliothèque municipale G 72 inf., 266, 273 Ms 1774, 60, 266 N 135 sup., 273 Copenhagen, Papyrus Carlsberg Collection Q 114 sup., 273 P. Hauniensis 6, 55 Mount Athos Dionysiou 70, 41 Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana Vatopedianus 1003, 139, 219 Plut. 55.4, 7, 42, 45, 113–14, 190, 193, 209, Vatopedianus 407, 274 218, 241 Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Plut. 59.2, 218 gr. 185, 274 Plut. 70.3, 4 gr. 267, 274 gr. 430, 112 Heidelberg, Universitätsbibliothek Pal. gr. 23, 200 Naples, Biblioteca nazionale Pal. gr. 252, 112 III.B.15, 274 Pal. gr. 398, 56, 205 III.C.26, 45, 190

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Oxford, Bodleian Library 215, 219, 220–31, 245–8, 252, 267, Auct. T. 2.7, 100 270–1 Baroccianus 182, 10 Clarkianus 39, 101 Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Cromwell 15, 114 Barb. gr. 276, 45, 190 D’Orville 301, 101 Barb. gr. 276 Barb. gr. 310, 200 Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France Pal. gr. 410, 274 Coislin. 310, 112 Pal. gr. 411, 274 gr. 1666, 272, 273, 280 Pal. gr. 412, 274 gr. 1712, 159 Pal. gr. 413, 274 gr. 1763, 10 Pal. gr. 431, 41–2, 94, 114 gr. 2009, 130, 131, 219 Pal. lat. 909, 50 gr. 2442, 45, 190 Reg. gr. Pius II gr. 50, 42, 114 gr. 2463, 274 Ross. 169, 41, 114 gr. 2550, 60, 266 Urb. gr. 102, 5, 56 gr. 669, 114 Vat. gr. 73, 3, 10, 42, 69, 76, 95, 103, 108, gr. 781, 117 110–15, 164, 189, 204, 209–11, 215, 217, gr. 854, 125 223–4, 226–31, 246, 248, 252, 271–2 suppl. gr. 255, 112 Vat. gr. 96, 56 suppl. gr. 384, 200 Vat. gr. 124, 5 suppl. gr. 607, 3, 8, 102, 103, 115–20, Vat. gr. 130, 225 191–3, 200 Vat. gr. 152, 9 suppl. gr. 607A, 109, 196 Vat. gr. 156, 9 suppl. gr.75, 114 Vat. gr. 167, 12, 76, 151–2, Patmos, Monastery of Saint John the 155, 219 Theologian, gr. 50, 112 Vat. gr. 853, 108 Vat. gr. 977, 10, 59, 102, 181 Saint Petersburg, Public Library Vat. gr. 1065, 125 gr. 55, 41, 63 Vat. gr. 1164, 45, 190 San Lorenzo de El Escorial Vat. gr. 1288, 7, 218 B.I.4, 114, 195, 266, 272, 273–7 Vat. gr. 1307, 159 R.III.13, 274 Vat. gr. 1335, 4 R.III.14, 266, 273 Vat. gr. 1418, 266, 274 R.III.21, 274 Vat. gr. 1613, 63, 113–14 Υ.III.11, 45, 190 Vat. gr. 1675, 114 Ω.I.11, 110, 189, 272–3, 280 Vat. gr. 2369, 4 Scorialensis B 1.4 Vat. lat. 9544, 215, 271–2 Sinai, Saint Catherine Monastery Venice, Biblioteca nazionale Marciana Arab. 417, 28 gr. 299, 94–5, 219 gr. VI. 10, 62 Tours, Bibliothèque municipale gr. Z 17, 63 Ms. 980, 3, 28, 42, 63, 69, 100, Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek 103, 110–15, 189, 197–8, 208, hist. gr. 73, 8

Names Index

Abbasid Caliphate, 52–3, 235 Amaseia, 232 Abgar, King of Edessa, 32, 79 Ambracia (Arta), 116 Abraham (Biblical ﬁgure), 28, 191 Amida, 85 Achilleus Tatius, 204 Ammon (Deity), 251 Acre, 85 Anastasius I, Byzantine Emperor, 10, 187 Ad Basilium patricium naumachica, 43, 62 Anastasius, envoy of Justinian I, 77–86 Adalbert I of Ivrea, 135 Anatolikon, theme, 127–8 134 Adhruh˙, Andrassos, 85 Adarnase IV of Iberia, 132 Andreas Darmarius, scribe, 88, 196 Adrassos, 159 Andrew, St, 135 Aegean Sea, theme, 127 Anna Porphyogenita, spouse of Vladimir I, 22, Aelianus Tacticus, 241 48 Aelianus, Claudius, Περὶ προνοίας, 244 Anna, spouse of Stephen Lecapenus, 143 Aemilius Paullus, Lucius, 252–4 Annas, high priest, 208 Aeschylus, 173 Anthologia Barberiniana, 201 Aesop, 135 Antigonus II Gonatas, 117 Agatharchides of Cnidus, 95 Antioch, 51, 79, 84–5 Agathias of Myrina, Historiae Apollodorus of Damascus, Poliorcetica, 116 epigram cited in De them., 202 Apophthegmata patrum, 57, 210 in De them., 129, 233 Appian of Alexandria, Historia Romana in ELg, 106, 195, 275 in ELg, 106, 195, 275 in ES, 271 in ELr, 276 in Lexicon Haimodein, 245–7 in ES, 272 in Suda, 245 in EVV, 271 Latin translation, 12 in Photius’ Bibliotheca, 174 omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 95, 178 in Suda, 228, 249, 250, selection for the Excerpta, 9 252 used by Leo the Deacon, 159–60 in Umayyad Spain in the tenth century, 53 Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, 191 indexing the principal agens of excepts in Aleppo (Ḥalab), 38, 51–2, 84–5 Turonensis 980, 249 Alexander Severus, Roman Emperor, 208 Latin translation, 12 Alexander the Great, 6, 8, 11, 85, 118, 138, omission of B. 13–17 on Roman civil wars 170–1, 173, 259 in the Excerpta, 7, 171 Alexander, Byzantine Emperor, 22, 31, 155 selection for the Excerpta, 7 Alexander, metropolitan of Nicaea, 35 Aquila of Sinope, 213 Alexius I Comnenus, Byzantine Aradus (island), 119 Emperor, 149 Arcadia, 193 Alfonso I, King of Naples, 12 Argus, 193 Al-Masʿūdī, al-Tanbīh, 53 Arethas of Caesarea, 95 Al-Muʿizz, Fatimid Caliph, 53 Aristeas, 91 Alyattes, King of Lydia, 129 Aristodemus, 116

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Aristophanes, 241 Basil the Great, 40 Armeniakon, theme, 127, 232–3, 245 Basilopulo, Alessandro, 40 Arrian of Nicomedia Battus, 193 Acies contra Alanos, 7 Beirut, 51, 85 Anabasis Alexandri, 6, 87, 170, 192 Belisarius, 51–2, 151, 159, 171, 247 in ELg, 275 Benevento, 47 in ELr, 276 Berengar I of Italy, 135 in ES, 271 Beroea. See Aleppo in EVV, 271 Bertha, spouse of Romanus II, 22, 38, 143, on siege of Gaza (332 BC), 116 161, 188 on siege of Tyre (332 BC), 120 Birago, Lampo, 12 Parthica, 177 Bithynia, 92 selection for the Excerpta, 6–7 Bito, De constructione machinarum, 116 Tactica, 7 Blair, Ann, 54 Τὰ μετ᾽Ἀλέξανδρον, 6, 8 Boissevain, Ursul Philip, 13 Arsaces I, King of the Parthians, 154, 163 Boor, Carl de, 266 Arsacids, Parthian dynasty, 172 Bouzes, Byzantine general, 79, 84 Arsinoe III, 110 Bracciolini, Poggio, 12 Artaxerxes II, King of Persia, 128 brumalia (feast), 166–7 Asculum, 116 Bruni, Leonardo, 12 Athenaeus of Naucratis, Deipnosophistae, Brutus, Marcus Iunius, 205 204, 244 Bukellarioi, theme, 127 Athens, 8, 173, 193, 243, 251 Bulgaria, 46–8, 52, 138, 160–2, 177 Athenaeus, De machinis, 116 Butilinus, Alemann Prince, 246–7 Attila, King of the Huns, 8 Büttner-Wobst, Theodor, 13, 266 Augustus, Roman Emperor, 6, 9, 126, Buwayhid Emirate, 47 176, 189 Byblus (Jubayl), 85, 119 Azemilcus, King of Tyre, 120 Caesarea, 85 Bacis, 193 Cairo, 47 Bacchiads, 193 Callisthenes, Ps., Historia Alexandri Baghdad, 47, 52 Magni, 170 Bamberg, 50, 259 Cameron, Alan, 202 Bardas Phocas the Elder, 22, 34, 38 Camillus, Marcus Furius, 52 Bardas Phocas the Younger, 40, 48, 52, 159 Candidus Isaurus, 244 Bardas Sclerus, 40, 48, 159 Cappadocia, 52, 80, 128, 202, 232–3 Basil I, Byzantine Emperor, 20–22, 25, 27, 31, Carpathian Basin, 135–6 34, 155, 169, 180 Carthage, 177 Basil II, Byzantine Emperor, 21–2, 38, 40, 48, Casaubon, Isaac, 67, 266 156, 159, 240 Cassius Dio Basil Lecapenus, 22 book division, 97 advantage of continuing Constantine VII’s elimination of duplicate excerpt cited by legacy, 36 John of Antioch, 69, 181 career, 36, 37–40, 50, 85 epitomes by John Zonaras and John described by Liutprand of Cremona, 49 Xiphilinus, 56, 229 key agent in Byzantine diplomacy, 46 in ELg, 275 patronage of in ELr, 276 art and manuscripts, 40–4, 77 in ES, 272 De adm. imp., 131–2 in EVV, 271 De cer., 137–8 in Photius’ Bibliotheca, 174 the Excerpta, 1, 193, 207, 257 incomplete set, 98 Theoph. cont.B.6, 156 reworked and continued by Peter the supervision of Constantine VII’s textual Patrician, 10, 229 projects, 23, 37 selection for the Excerpta, 7–8, 12, 178 Basil the calligrapher, scribe, 41, 114 used by Leo the Deacon, 160

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Cassius Dio (cont.) Constantine I, 172 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154 Parthian royal dynasty, 154, 172 used in V. Basilii, 154 Theophanes Confessor, 93 Caucasus, 136 contribution to Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 157 Chaldia, theme, 127 diplomatic exchange of books, 53 Chandax (Heraklion), 43, 159 foreign policy, 46, 127 Chanyuan Treaty, 262 ideology, 34–5 Charlemagne, 48 image in historiography, 21, 23, 30–4 Chebba, 159 imperial scriptorium, 7 Cheirisophus, Spartan general, 208 launch of massive projects, 14, 23–4, Chinese ‘classiﬁed books’ (leishu) 30, 36 Cefu yuangui, 262 literacy, 35 Taiping guangji, 261 marriage with Helen Lecapena, 20–22, Taiping yulan, 261 31, 143 Wenyuan yinghua, 261 military speeches, 207 Chosroes I, King of Persia, 77–86 new palace library, 35–6 Chosroes II, King of Persia, 162 passages cited in English Christopher Lecapenus, 32 Three treatises,C,l.45–53, 168 Cilicia, 39, 51 Three treatises,C,l.196–204, 44 Circesium (Qarqīsiyā), 79, 85 patronage of Synaxarion of Clement of Alexandria Constantinople, 28–9 passages cited in English preference for historiography, 23, 27 Schol.(Paedagogus), 67 presented in Logothetes chronicle, Stromateis, 65 Redaction B, 155 Cleon, 206 presented in Theoph. cont.B.6, 155 Cleopatra II, 188 Constantine VIII, Byzantine Emperor, 21–2, Cleopatra III, 188 38, 240 Cleopatra VII, 6 Constantine X Ducas, Byzantine Cnidus, 193 Emperor, 130 Cohen-Skalli, Aude, 266 Constantine Cephalas, 72, 200–2, Colossus of Rhodes, 202 204 Colvill, David, 273 Constantine Gongyles, 51 Constans II, Byzantine Emperor, 234 Constantine Lecapenus, 22, 32 Constantina (Viranşehir), 80, 84–5 Constantine of Rhodes, 197 Constantine I, Roman Emperor, 10–11, 44, Constantinople, 1, 47, 258–9 126, 153, 168, 172, 176, 197 Augusteus, 143 Constantine IV, Byzantine Emperor, 236 Blachernae Palace, 142 Constantine V, Byzantine Emperor, 172 Forum, 51–2 Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor Hagia Sophia, 142 assimilated to Hippodrome, 38, 138 Abraham, 28 Holy Apostles, church, 197 Constantine I, 172 imperial palace kings Solomon and David, 27 Camilas library, 35 Tithonus, 28, 63 chrysotriklinos, 35 authorship of Theotokos of Pharos Chapel, 32, 143 De adm. imp., 131, 136 John, St, the Baptist in Petra, De cer., 137 Monastery, 130 De them., 125 Myrelaion, monastery, 203 the Excerpta, 1, 21, 220 navy of, 44 the proem to the Excerpta, 36, 54, 61–2 Patriarchal Library, 93 V. Basilii, 152 place of cultural revival, 21 works ascribed to him, 121–2, 265 siege in 718, 37, 52 career, 21 siege in 822, 157 claimed kinship with St. Mamas, church, 203 Alexander the Great, 173 St. Stephen, church, 143

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Constantius II, Roman Emperor, 10, topographical reference to Alexander the 168 Great, 170 Córdoba, 47, 52–53, 235 use of the Excerpta, 186, 194, 232–3, Corpus iuris civilis, 25 245, 257 Cotys, King of Thrakē, 129 without table of contents, 219 Crete, 47, 85, 136, 155 Decembrio, Pier Candido, 12 Cricoricius, 131 Demetrius of Pharus, 195 Crinagoras of Mytilene, 202 Demetrius, bishop of Cyzicus, 150 Crispinus, Lucius Bruttius Quintius, Dexippus, 9, 10 consul, 208 excerps from Scythica on siege of Cristopher Lecapenus, 22 Marcianopolis (248), Philippopolis Cristoforo Persona, 12 (250) and Side (268–9), 116 Croesus, King of Lydia, 193 in De them., 129 Curcuas family, 36, 50, 151 likely exclusion of his world chronicle Curtius Rufus, 259 from the Excerpta, 182 Cyprus, 47, 51, 85, 128, 133, 136 Scythica in ELg, 274 Cyprus, theme, 127 selection for the Excerpta, 8, 182 Cypselus, 193 Τὰ μετ᾽Ἀλέξανδρον and Scythica in ES, 272 Cyrus, King of Persia, 109, 208 Diadochi, 6, 8, 182 Dindorf, Ludwig August, 266 Dalmatia, 133, 162 Diodorus of Sicily, Bibliotheca historica Damascus, 47, 51, 53, 85 book division, 97, 216, Daniel the Prophet, 176, 187, 225 252 cited in the Palatine Anthology, 204 Dara, 79, 84–5, 159 epigram collated in EVV, 202 Darius III, King of Persia, 118 epitomes of B. 21–36 in Excerpta David, King of Israel, 27, 172 Hoescheliana, 56 De administrando imperio, 130–7, 233–6 in EI, 273 anecdotes and digressions, 200 in ELg, 275 diplomatic archives, 195 in ELr, 276 divided into ﬁfty-three chapters, 77 in ES, 272 passages cited in English in EVV, 188, 194, 270 21. 30–5, 233 in Photius’ Bibliotheca, 174 46. 166–9, 232 Latin translation, 12 50.71–6, 165–71 oracles in ES, 204, 210 praef. 12–24, 132 selection for the Excerpta, 5, 98, 111 use of the Excerpta, 186, 194, 257 used by Leo the Deacon, 160 without table of contents, 219 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154 de Boor, Carl, 12, 273 used in V. Basilii, 154, 163 De ceremoniis, 137–43 Diogenes Laertius, 204, 210, 244 diplomatic archives, 195 Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates passages cited in English Romanae 1. praef., 140–1 book division, 97, 216 use of the Excerpta, 186, 257 contaminated with Nicolaus of Damascus De thematibus, 124–30 in EVV, 109 epigrams cited, 202 epitomes, 56 etymology, 157, 200 in EI, 273 passages cited in English in ELr, 276 II. 19–21, 31, 128 in EVV, 270–1 II. 5–12, 232 in Photius’ Bibliotheca, 174 II. 85–8, 124 Latin translation, 12 praef., 125–6 on siege of Asculum (279 BC), 116 title, 125 selection for the Excerpta, 5–6 XV. 5–11, 129 used by Leo the Deacon, 160 structure, 122 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154

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Dioscurides Pedanius, 53 Florus, Gessius, 191 Dodona, 251 Flusin, Bernard, 13 Dyrrhachion, theme, 127 Fustat, 47 Map 1

Edessa, 32, 80, 84–5 Gaiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans, Emesa, 85 105–6 Eëtion, 193 Gaza, 85, 116 Ephraim, scribe, 5, 42, 114 Gelimer, King of the Vandals and Alans, 52, Eratosthenes, 73 105, 106 Etelkuzu, 132 Gellius, Aulus, Noctes Atticae, 218 Etymologicum Genuinum, 245 Genesius, 31, 62, 150, 156–7, 183, 200 Euaristus the Deacon, 28, 29 Geoponica, 94, 218, 245 Euboea, 193 George Cedrenus, 30, 39 Eudocia Ingerina, 22 George Syncellus, 93, 147, 148, 149, 173–4 Eunapius of Sardis, 9–10 omission from the Excerpta and Suda, in ELg, 275 181, 243 in ES, 272 passages cited in English in Suda, 245 Ecloga chronographica, praef., 148 manuscript used for the Excerpta, 95 George the Monk, 11 scholia by Arethas of Caesarea in the epigram collated in EVV, 202 Excerpta, 95, 107 epitomes in the Excerpta, 69 selection for the Excerpta, 8 excerpts on Church history, 243 Euphrates (river), 79 in EI, 273 Euripides, 173 in ELr, 276 Eusebius of Caesarea, 213 in EVV, 196, 270 Eusebius of Nantes in Suda, 228, 249 on sieges of Thessalonica (253–4) and indexing the principal agens of excepts in Tours (third century), 116 Turonensis 980, 249 Eustathius of Thessalonica, 240 omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 178 Eutropius, Breviarium Historiae selection for the Excerpta, 11, 181, 182 Romanae, 244 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154 Evagrius of Pontus, De oratione, 72 Gerbert d’Aurillac. See Sylvester II, Pope passages cited in English Glaucus, 193 praef., 73 Godas, Gothic governor of Sardinia, 105 Excerpta Hoescheliana. See Diodorus of Sicily, Gregory of Nazianzus, 124 Bibliotheca historica Gregory the asēkrētis, 35 Excerpta Salmasiana. See John of Antioch Hamdanid dynasty, 43 Fabius family, 173 Hamilcar Barca, 250 Fatimid Caliphate, 47, 51–3, 235 Hannibal, 177, 250–2 Fiorenzuola, 135 Hasdrubal the Fair, 250 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, 261 Hellas, theme, 127 Flamininus, Titus Quinctius, 251 Helen Lecapena, 20, 22, 31, 34, 37, 48, 143 Flavius Josephus, 97 Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, 50, 259 AJ in ELg, 274 Heraclitus, 173 AJ in ELr, 195, 276 Heraclius, Byzantine Emperor, 122, 125–6, AJ, BJ, Ap., In Maccabaeos and Vit.in 138, 172, 175, 232, 245 EVV, 270 Hero of Alexandria book division of AJ, 216, 225 Cheiroballista, 116 Book division of BJ, 225 Dioptra, 116 embedded speeches, 206, 207 Herod Agrippa II, 208 Latin translation, 50 Herod the Great, 6, 129, 208 on siege of Iotapata (Yodfat) (AD 67), 116 Herodian scholia in the Excerpta, 107 embedded speeches, 206, 207 selection for the Excerpta, 6 possibly selected for the Excerpta, 209

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used in the proem to the Excerpta, 269 in EVV, 270 used in V. Basilii, 154 in Suda, 228, 249–50 Herodotus, 173 in the library of Theophanes Confessor, 93 a cluster of epigrams (oracles) in the indexing the principal agens of excepts in Palatine Athology, 203–4 Turonensis 980, 249 in ELg, 106, 195, 275 indifference for Athenian democracy and in EVV, 270 Roman Republic, 173 in Photius’ Bibliotheca, 179 omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 178 scholia in Suda, 243 selection for the Excerpta, 10–11, 181, 182 selection for the Excerpta, 4, 111 used in V. Basilii, 154 used by Leo the Deacon, 160 John, St, the Baptist, 52, 230 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154 John Chrysostom, 41 Hesychius of Miletus John Curcuas, 32, 34, 85, 151 Onomatologus, 24, 179, 244, 248 John Ducas (Caesar), 130 World chronicle, 233 John Lydus, 24 Hexapla, 213 John of Lydia, 150 Hierapolis (Manbij), 84–5 John Malalas Hierocles, Synecdemus, 128 epitomes in the Excerpta, 69 Hippiatrica, 94, 114, 123, 219 in EI, 273 Hoeschel, David, 196, 266 in EVV, 270 Homer, 129 indifference for Athenian democracy and Howard-Johnston, James, 135 Roman Republic, 173 Hugh of Arles, King of Italy, 22 omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 178 Hungarians, 20, 47, 133–4, 136 omission from Suda, 244 Hydaspes (river in Punjab), 116 selection for the Excerpta, 10, 181–2 John Philagathus, 49, 50 Iamblichus, Babyloniaca, 13 John Scylitzes, 30, 34, 52, 146, 149–51, 156, in ES, 272 158–9, 183 selection for the Excerpta, 7, 178 passages cited in English Iberians (Caucasus), 136 Synopsis historiarum, praef., 149–50 Idrisid Dynasty, 47 John Stobaeus, Anthologium, 24, 57, 204, 206 Igor of Kiev, 46 John Zonaras, 7, 30, 39, 56 Ilderic, King of the Vandals and Alans, 105 John Xiphilinus, 7, 56 Iotapata (Yodfat), 85, 116 Joseph (biblical ﬁgure), 108, 194 Irigoin, Jean, 13 Joseph Bringas, 38, 159 Isaurian dynasty, 138 Joshua Roll. See Vatican Library, Pal. gr. 431 Issus (river), 85, 118 Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor, 168 Julius Caesar, 11, 126, 173, 176 Jacobus de Sancto Cassiano Cremonensis, Julius Pollux, Onomasticon, 43 12 Justin I, Byzantine Emperor, 10, 98, 187 Jerome, 213 Justinian I, Byzantine Emperor, 9, 10, 24, 25, Jinling, Chinese capital, 261 77–86, 122, 171, 175, 177, 187, 197 John I Tzimisces, Byzantine Emperor, 20–2, Justinian II, Byzantine Emperor, 234, 236 36, 39, 48–52, 85, 127, 159, 177, 240 John III of Naples, 258, 259 Kaifeng, Chinese capital, 258, 261 John XI, Pope, 32 Kephallenia, theme, 127 John XII, Pope, 48 Khazar Kaghanate, 47–8, 133, 162 John of Antioch Kibyrrhaiotai, theme, 127, 189 elimination of duplicate excerpt from Kievan Rus’, 20, 46–8, 138 Cassius Dio, 69, 181 Koloneia, theme, 127 epitomes in Excerpta Salmasiana, 56 epitomes of the period from Justin I to Lamian War, 8 Phocas in EI and EVV, 69, 98 Landolphus Sagax, 50 in EI, 273 Lebedia, 132 in ELr, 276 Lecapenus family, 50, 203

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Lemerle, Paul, 14 in ELg, 275 Leo I, Byzantine Emperor, 137, 167, 187 in ELr, 277 Leo II, Byzantine Emperor, 187 in Suda, 245 Leo III, Pope, 49 selection for the Excerpta, 10, 178 Leo IV, Byzantine Emperor, 143 mandylion, 32 Leo V, Byzantine Emperor, 92, 151, 152 Maniach, Sogdian merchant, 205 Leo VI, Byzantine Emperor, 20, 22, 31, 34 Manuel the protospatharios, 150, 151 Basilica, 25 Manzikert, 131 compilation projects, 1, 27, 72, 92, 133, 138, Marathus (Amrit), 118 165, 190 Marcellinus, Vita Thucydidis Eisagogē, 25 in EVV, 270 Excerptum nauticum, 43 Marcianopolis (Devnya), 116 ideology, 27, 172 Maria, spouse of Peter I, 22, 46, 188 in De cer., 122, 138 Marinus II of Naples, 258 in Palatine Anthology, 203 Mark Antony, 6 legislation, 25 Marwān II, Umayyad Caliph, 234, 236 Naumachia, 43 Maurice, Byzantine Emperor, 9, 10, 203 Novellae, 25 Strategica, 26, 43 patronage, 62 Maximus Planudes, 200 presented in Logothetes chronicle, Megara, 116, 117 Redaction B, 155 Megas Agros Monastery, 92 presented in Theoph. cont.B.6, 155 Meleager of Gadara, 66, 67, 72 Procheiros nomos, 25 Melias of Armenia, 124 Tacticae constitutiones, 26, 43 Melitene (Malatya), 124 Leo Catacylas, 92, 93 Melqart, 120 Leo the Deacon, 39, 52, 84, 150, 156, 158–61 Menander Protector Leo of Naples, archpriest, 170, 258, 259, 260 in De them., 129 Leo Phocas the Younger, 51, 84–5, 159 in ELg, 275 Leo Vercelli, 50 in ELr, 277 Leontokome, theme, 125 in ES, 271 Lexicon Haimodein, 233, 246–7 in Lexicon Haimodein, 245, 246–7 Liao dynasty, 260, 262 in Suda, 245 Libyssa (Gebze), 252 omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 95, 178 Limburg Stavrothēkē, 39, 41 used in De them., 233 Liutprand of Cremona, 49 used in V. Basilii, 154 Livy, 50, 259 Menologion of Basil II. See Vat. gr. 1613 Logothetes chronicle Menologion of Symeon Metaphrastes, 29 Redaction A, 155 Mesopotamia, theme, 125, 127 Redaction B, 11, 155 Meurs, Johannes van, 131 Lombards, 135, 136 Michael Attaleiates, 173 Longobardia, theme, 127 Michael Barcalas, 135 Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor, 130, 161, 162 Michael Glycas, 39 lupercalia (feast), 167 Michael II, Byzantine Emperor, 152 Lycurgus, 193 Michael III, Byzantine Emperor, 22, 152, Lydia, 109 155, 157 Lykandos, theme, 124–5, 127 Michael Psellus Chronographia, 40 Maas, Michael, 24 Historia syntomos, 34 Macrinus, Roman Emperor, 208 in Suda, 240 Magdalino, Paul, 27 passages cited in English Mai, Angelo, 271 Oratio in Sanctum Symeonem Maïna (close to Cape Matapan), 168 Metaphrastem, lines 333–41, 29 Maiorinus, Roman imperial envoy, 105 Michael Rhoizaites, 130 Makedonia, theme, 127 Miletus, 193 Malchus of Philadelphia Mithridates VI, 7, 98

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Moravia, 133, 134, 135, 136 Palatine Anthology, 117–18, 201, 202–4, 241 Moses, Prophet, 198 Paphlagonia, theme, 127 Muʿāwiya I, Umayyad Caliph, 134, 233–6 Parastaseis syntomoi chronikai, 197, 200 Muhammad al Rāzī, 53 Patras, 135 Muhammad, Prophet, 52, 133, 134 Paul, St, the Apostle, 229 Pausanias (geographer), 204, 244, 250 Naissus (Niš), 116 Pausanias of Damascus, 233 Narratio de imagine Edessina, 32, 153 Pechenegs, 20, 47, 133 passages cited in English Peiresc, Nicolas Claud Fabri de, 199 27, 32 Peloponnesos, theme, 127 Narses, 135, 136 Periander, tyrant of Corinth, 194 Nazareth, 51, 85 Pericles, 206 Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylonia, 187 Perotti, Niccolò, 12 Neophytus Prodromenus, 130 Perozes, 247 Nero, Roman Emperor, 69, 181, 229 Perseus of Macedon, 252 Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine Emperor, Peter I of Bulgaria, 22, 46, 161, 189 20–2, 36, 38–9, 41, 48, 50–3, 85, 127, Peter the Patrician 137–8, 155–6, 159, 188 envoy to Sasanian Persia, 163 claimed kinship with Fabius family, his identiﬁcation with the continuator of 173 Cassius Dio, 98 Nicephorus the Deacon, 150 imperial coronations cited in De cer., 138 Nicephorus the Patrician, 35 in ELg, 275 Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople, in ELr, 276 Breviarium historicum, 181, 244 in ES, 229, 272 Nicetas Bible, 94 omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 95, 178 Nicetas the Paphlagonian, 150–1 omission from Suda, 244 Nicholas Mysticus, patriarch of selection for the Excerpta, 10 Constantinople, 31 Phalaris, tyrant of Acragas, 108, 188, 205, 234 Nicholas V, Pope, 12 Philip II, King of Macedon, 173 Nicias, 206 Philip V of Macedon, 195 Nicolaus of Damascus Philip of Thessalonica (poet), 66 book division, 97 Philippicus Bardanes, Byzantine in De them., 128–9, 200 Emperor, 200 in EI, 194, 273 Philippopolis (Plovdiv), 116 in EVV, 109, 270 Philostorgius, 8, 181, 196, 244 selection for the Excerpta, 6, 178 Philostratus the Athenian, Vita Apollonii, 116 Nicomachus of Gerasa, 73 Philotheus, Klētorologion, 27, 125, 138, 167 Nikopolis, theme, 127 Phocas family, 36, 39, 50, 159 Ninus, King of Assyria, 194 Phocas, Byzantine Emperor, 11, 98 Nisibis (Nusaybin), 52, 85 Photius, Bibliotheca Noviodunum (Isaccea), 116 compared with the Excerpta, 7, 174–5, 178–9, 195 Odorico, Paolo, 14 passages cited in English Olga of Kiev, 46, 138 praef., 178 Olympiodorus, 9 preference for historical periods, 174–5 Onasander, Strategicus, 43 used in the selection of historians for the Opsikion, theme, 127 Excerpta, 92, 94–5 Optimatoi, theme, 127 Pius II, Pope, 12 Origen, 213 Plataea, 116, 193 Orosius, Historiae adversus paganos, Plato 50, 53 passages cited in English Orsini, Fulvio, 196 Phd. 276e–277a, 65 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, 48–9 Pliny the Elder Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, 49 passages cited in English Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, 49–50 Nat. hist. praef. 33, 218

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Plutarch, Vitae parallelae manuscript used for the Excerpta, 95 circulation of manuscripts in the tenth omission from Photius’ Bibliotheca, 95, 178 century, 96 on siege of Noviodunum (Isaccea) and cited in the Palatine Anthology, 204 Naissus (Niš)(268–9), 116 exclusion from the Excerpta, 154 selection for the Excerpta, 8–9 model for triumphal parade in 971, 52 Procopius (of Caesarea), Wars omission from Suda, 243, 250 division into excerpts, 77–86, 105–6 Sulla substituted for Cassius Dio, B. 30–5 in De them., 129 in EVV and ELg, 98 in ELg, 275 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154–5 in ELr, 276 used in V. Basilii, 155 in ES, 271 Polyaenus in Lexicon Haimodein, 245, 246–7 Strategemata, 44, 45, 117 in Suda, 243, 245 elephants in the battle of Hydaspes in the library of Theophanes Confessor, 93 (326 BC) and in the siege of Megara Latin translation, 12 (266 BC), 116 omission of sections from the Excerpta, 105 Strategemata Ambrosiana, 43, 71, 77, passages cited in English 132, 209 2.3.54–2.4.27 (ELr exc. 5), 81–3 Polybius selection for the Excerpta, 9, 111 book division, 97, 111, 214–17, 225 the absence of Anecdota in the Excerpta and embedded speeches, 206 presence in Suda, 171 epitomes in the Excerpta, 69 used by Leo the Deacon, 159, 160 epitomes of B. 1–18 in Urb. gr. 102, 56 used in De them., 233 in De them., 128, 129, 200 used in Logothetes chronicle, Redaction in EI, 273 B, 155 in ELg, 274 used in V. Basilii, 154 in ELr, 276 Prusias I Cholus, King of Bithynia, 251 in ES, 76, 227, 272 Ptolemy II Philadelphus, 91 in EVV, 194, 271 Ptolemy IV Philopator, 110 in Suda, 228, 248–53 Ptolemy VIII, 188 indexing the principal agens of excepts in Ptolemy Memphites, 188 Turonensis 980, 249 Pydna, 252, 253, 254 Latin translation, 12 Pythagoras, 173 omission of sections from the Excerpta, 105, 107, 110 Quintus Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, 252 on siege of Syracuse (214–212 BC) and Quodvultdeus, Liber de promissionibus et Ambracia (189 BC), 116 praedicationibus Dei, 72 passages cited in English 1.2, 79 Ragusa (Dubrovnik), 161 3.1.7, 217 Rehoboam (Biblical ﬁgure), 172 selection for the Excerpta, 5, 111 Remus, 109 symbolic number of ﬁfty-three, 75–7 Rhodanes, 7 used in the proem to the Excerpta, 164 Richer of Reims, 50 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 76, 154, 164 Romanus I Lecapenus, Byzantine Emperor, used in V. Basilii, 154, 163 20, 22, 31–2, 34, 46, 127, 138, 143, Polyeuctus, Patriarch of Constantinople, 39, 155, 203 159, 240 Romanus II, Byzantine Emperor, 21–2, 41, Pompey the Great, 7 127, 143, 153, 155, 188 Poppaea Sabina, 69 Rome, 48, 191, 199, 246 Priscian, 24 Romulus, King of Rome, 109 Priscus of Panium Rubellius Plautus, Gaius, 229 in ELg, 275 in ELr, 277 Sacra Parallela, 198 in ES, 272 Samos, theme, 127 in Suda, 245 Samanid Empire, 47

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Salerno, 47 biographical entries from the Excerpta, Samosata (Sumaysāṭ), 50, 85 228, 248–55 Samuel of Bulgaria, 48 chronology of production, 240 Sangarius Bridge, 202 etymology of, 240 Sardinia, 106 lexical entries from the Excerpta, 231, Sardis, 129 245–8 Sarkel, 162 passages cited in English Sasanian Empire, 9 α 2452, 250–1 Saumaise, Claude, 266 αι 200, 253–4 Sayf al-Dawla, Emir of Aleppo, 43, 51 λ 330, 252–3 Schreiner, Peter, 13, 59 relationship with the Excerpta, 96, 241–4 Schweighäuser, Johann, 266 Sulla, 7 Scipio Africanus the Elder, 177, 251–2 Sunni-Shiʿa Divide, 52, 134, 235 Scipio Africanus the Younger, 252 Sura (Raqqa), 79, 84–5 Sclerus family, 36, 50 Svatopluk I of Moravia, 134–5 Scylax of Caryanda, 233 Sviatoslav I of Kiev, 48, 159 Sebasteia, theme, 125, 127 Sylloge B, 204 Seleukia, theme, 125, 127 Sylloge Crameriana, 204 Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor, 208 Sylloge Euphemiana, 204 Septuagint, 91, 213 Sylvester II, Pope, 49, 50 Sergiopolis (al-Ruṣ āfa), 80, 84–5 Symeon I of Bulgaria, 46, 162 Sergius Confessor, 179 Symeon Logothetes. See Symeon Sesostris, Pharaoh, 162 Metaphrastes Sevastopol, 230 Symeon Metaphrastes, 28, 29, 30, 146–7, 181, Ševčenko, Ihor, 153–4 240, See also Logothetes chronicle Sextus Pompey, 7 Symeon Stylites, 40 Sicily, 47, 53, 251 Symmachus, 213 Side, 116 Synaxarion of Constantinople, 28–9 Signes Codoñer, Juan, 153 passages cited in English Sikelia, theme, 127 praef., 28 Sinonis, 7 Syracuse, 116 Siphnus, 193 Syrianus Magister, 44, 45, 207 Sisauranon (Serwan), 80, 84–5, 159 De re strategica, 43 Sixtus IV, Pope, 12 Naumachia, 43 Sizabul, Turkish khagan, 205 Rhetorica militaris, 43 Socrates of Constantinople used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154 in ELg, 196, 274 selection for the Excerpta, 8, 181 Tacticon Benešević, 125 Socrates, philosopher, 173 Taizong of Song, Emperor in China, 19, 261 Sogdian (language), 205 Taizu of Song, Emperor in China, 19, 261 Soldan, Emir of Bari, 130 Tang dynasty, 261 Solomon, King of Israel, 27, 172 Taron, 131 Solon, 173 Tarquinius Priscus, Lucius, King of Song dynasty, 258, 260–2 Rome, 253 Sophocles, 173 Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius, King of Sozomenus, 8, 181, 196, 244 Rome, 108 Sparta, 193 Tarsus, 51–2, 85 Spoleto, 47 Tegea, 193 Sporus, 69 Thales of Miletus, 85, 173 Stephanus of Byzantium, 24, 56, 128, 194 Themistocles, 205 Stephen Lecapenus, 22, 32, 143 Theodora, Constantine VII’s daughter and Stephen, St., the Protomartyr, 40 spouse of John I, 21–2, 39 Strabo, 232 Theodora, spouse of Justinian I, 171 Strymon, theme, 127 Theodore Daphnopates, 150, 151 Suda, 238–9, 241 Theodore of Cyzicus, 34

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Theodore, bishop of Side, 150 Thrakoon, theme, 127 Theodoret of Cyrrhus, 8, 196, 244 Thucydides Theodosiopolis, 85 book division, 216 Theodosius I, Roman Emperor, 126, 168, 177 embedded speeches, 206 Theodosius II, Roman Emperor, 8, 25 in ELg, 106, 195, 275 Theodosius the Younger, excerptor of ELr, 88 in EVV, 270 Theodotion, 213 model for Procopius, Wars, 78 Theophanes Chrysobalantes, 94 on siege of Plataea (479 BC), 116 Theophanes Confessor, 93, 134, 147, 148–9, scholia in Suda, 243 152, 173–4, 180, 182–3, 236 scholia in the Excerpta, 107 omission from the Excerpta and Suda, selection for the Excerpta, 4, 111 181, 243 used by Leo the Deacon, 160 passages cited in English Tian Xi, Chinese imperial ofﬁcial, 261 Chronographia, praef., 148 Tiberias, 51, 85 Theophanes continuatus Tithonus, 28–9 B. 1–4, 37, 145–6, 151–2, 180 Titus, Roman Emperor, 208 common source with Genesius, Tours, 116 157–8 Trajan, Roman Emperor, 126, 151, 177 use of the Excerpta, 154–5 Troy, 5, 173 5 85 87 116 119–20 192 B. . See V. Basilii Tyre (S˙ūr), , , , , B. 6, 30, 31, 41, 155–6 passages cited in English Umayyad Caliphate, 47, 52 B. 1–4, praef., 152, 157 Uranius, Syrian doctor, 247 1.11., 76 Urbicius 6.14., 35 Cynegeticus, 43 Theophano, spouse of Otto III, 49–50 De ﬂuminibus traiciendis, 43 Theophano, spouse of Romanus II and Uthman, Caliph, 133 Nicephorus II, 21–2, 38–39, 143 Theophilus of Edessa, 134, 182, 236 Valentinian III, Western Roman Theophilus, Byzantine Emperor, 11, 35, 152, Emperor, 106 157, 162 Valois, Henri de, 267 Theophobus, 157 Venice, 47, 136 Theophylactus Lecapenus, patriarch of Venice Psalter. See Venice, Biblioteca Constantinople, 22, 32 nazionale Marciana, gr.Z17 Theophylactus Simocatta Vespasian, Roman Emperor, 218 in ELg, 275 Vita Basilii, 130, 151–3, 180 in ELr, 277 anecdotes and digressions, 200 in ES, 271 passages cited in English in Lexicon Haimodein, 245, 246–7 1., 153 in Suda, 245 56., 163 in the library of Theophanes Confessor, use of the Excerpta, 151–2 93 Vitiges, King of the Ostrogoths, 79, 82–3 omission of sections from the Excerpta, Vladimir I of Kiev, 22, 48 105 Vulcanius, Bonaventura, 124 selection for the Excerpta, 9–10 the use of Vat. gr. 977 for the Excerpta, 59 Wäschke, Hermann, 267 used in V. Basilii, 154, 162 Theophylactus, patriarch of Xenophon Constantinople, 138 circulation of manuscripts in the tenth Thessalonica, 116, 128, 133 century, 96 Thessalonica, theme, 127 Cyr. and An. in EVV, 271 Theophilus Curcuas, 85 Cyr. in ES, 271 Theudis, King of the Visigoths, 106 embedded speeches, 206–8 Thomas the Slav, 157 in Suda, 243 Thrakesion, theme, 127–8 in the library of Leo VI, 92

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omission in ELr–ELg, 106 Zhenzong of Song, Emperor in China, 19, scholia on An. and Cyr.inSuda, 243 262 selection for the Excerpta, 4 Zoe Carbonopsina, 22, 31, 125 used in Theoph. cont.B.1–4, 154 Zosimus in ELg, 191, 274 Zeno, Byzantine Emperor, 106 in ELr, 276 Zenobia, 79 selection for the Excerpta, 9

Subject Index

anthologies, 45, 55–7, 59, 62, 64, 214 cross-references to topic titles, 58, 108, 186, 214, 226–7 biography, 145–6, 147, See also Plutarch, Vitae editorial instructions, 106, 233 parallelae, Genesius, Leo the Deacon, indices, 106, 183, 204, 228–31, 234, Theophanes continuatus, V. Basilii 245–55 position numbers, 218, 223–4 catenae,24, 57 reference to author and work, 192, 208, chreia, 210 215–16, 220, 224–5, 228, 234 chronicle writing, 147–8, 173–4, See also topic titles, 220–2, 228 George Syncellus, George the Monk, typology of, 57–8, 213–14, 219–20 John Malalas, John of Antioch and collecting historical manuscripts, 91–7 Theophanes Confessor compared with collation, 202, 213 chronicle writing, 174 collecting fragments, 3–4, 12–13, 14, 86, 121, Justinian’s Digest, 25–6 131, 141, 198, 238–9, 258 Photius, Bibliotheca, 178–9 condensation decoration of manuscripts, 113–14, 220–2 epitomes, 55–6, 98, 190, 241 disposition of synopsis, 55, 56–7, 68, 140–1, 148–9 auxiliary texts, 220–2, 224, 227–8 confusion of excerpts, 69–70, 77–86, 120, 229 chronology, 132, 173, 233, 235 historians, 197, 220–2, 223–4, 270–7 fascicules of Excerpta drafts, 109–10 topic titles, 60, 72, 198, 220 contamination of traditions, 97, 110–11 distinction between primary text and its cover texts (fragments), 3 secondary use, 69, 181 drafts, 99, 101, 102–9, 115–20 distribution of text elimination of duplicate excerpts, 69, 181 across traditional book divisions, epitomes, 69 220 historians included, 4–11, 174 into books, 224–5 imperial set of copies, 113–15, See also into manuscript volumes, 97, 225 Turonensis 980, Vaticanus gr. 73 and within books, 214–17 Scorialensis B.I.4 within syllogai, 216–19 index volume, 107–9, 227 lexicon entries from, 238–9, 244 encyclopaedism, 13–14 number of topics (ﬁfty-three), 71–7, 131 etymology, 128–9, 133, 230, 240 explained by evangelistarion, 57 ideology, 75–7, 164 Excerpta maths, 73–5 auxiliary texts numerology, 72–3 contamination with primary text, poem 106–7, 217, 231 analysis, 64–71 contents, 180, 216–19 critical edition, 268–9

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Engl. trans., 63 On Natural Phenomena, 59 in ELr, 270 On Naval Warfare, 120, 192–3 preference for On Oracles, 202–4 historical genres, 180–4 On Pagan Myths, 109, 120, 198–199 historical periods, 175–7 On Peace Agreements, 79, 106 production On Peoples, 79, 86, 193 chronology, 99–101, 115–20 On Political Affairs, 58, 193–4 three-stage model, 90–1, 103, See also On Portents, 79, 59, 84, 197 Excerpta, drafts On Preparation for War, 58, 79, 59, two-stage model, 88–9 86, 242 via dictation, 102–3 On Public Speeches, 79, 84, 120, 159, 191, proem 205–9 analysis, 64–71 On Punishments, 59 Constantine VII’s authorship, 36, 61–2 On Reasons for Wars, 59 critical edition, 267–8 On Recovering from Defeat, 58, 191 Engl. trans., 61–2 On Settlements, 79, 86, 120, 129, 193 in ELr, 276 On Sieges, 59, 79, 84, 115–20, 190, 191–3, in EVV, 270 200, 242 readers, 2, 23, 45–6, 57–9, 57–9, 65–6, 77, On Succession of Monarchs, 58, 188, 99, 108, 161, 186–7, 241 234 recovery of lost topics, 58–9, 86, 226–7, 242 On Throne Heirs, 58, 189 theory, 55, 56–7, 64–71 On Victory, 58, 191 topics On Virtues and Vices (EVV), 3, 58–9, 63, On Ambushes (EI), 3, 58, 103, 110, 114, 69, 71, 98–100, 108–9, 154, 171, 180, 189, 223–4, 226, 242, 272–3 197–8, 201, 209, 220–31, 242, 247, On Battles, 58, 191 249, 252–3, 270–1 On Cowardice, 59 On Who Found What, 107–8, 227 On Customs, 193 On Dangerous Events, 59 ﬂorilegia. See anthologies On Deaths, 59, 79, 86 On Defeat, 58, 191, 242 generalisation from details, 141–3, 212–13, 214 On Ecclesiastical Matters, 58, 195 gnomai, 55, 210 On Embassies (ELr–g), 3, 10, 58, 60, 62, 71, 78, 79, 88, 98, 103, 106, 108, 110, ideology of the past, 165–73 114, 118, 154, 160, 189, 194–5, 222–33, information overload, 29, 54–5, 122, 149, 263 242, 266, 273–7 information retrieval, 57, 107–9, 183, 219, On Epigrams, 118, 196, 199–4, 210 231–6, 245–55 On Epistles (of Monarchs), 79, 84, 159, 205 libraries On Feats of Valour, 59, 191, 197 in Alexandria, 91 On Festivals, 59 in Bamberg, 50, 259 On Gnomic Statements (ES), 3, 58, 68, in Camilas Palace (Constantinople), 75–6, 105, 107–9, 163, 202–4, 209–11, 35, 92 217, 226–7, 233, 242, 271–2 in Córdoba, 53 On Hostages, 79 in Megas Agros Monastery (Sigriane), On Hunting, 59, 197 92, 93 On Imperial Accessions, 58, 60, 62, 71–2, of the patriarch (Constantinople), 93 138, 176, 187–8, 222 On Inventors and Their Inventions. See multiple senses of history, 212, 259 On Who Found What On Leading of the Army, 58, 79, 84, 191, oikeiōsis, 55, 56–7, 62, 70, 141 197, 242, 247 On Literary Portraits, 196, 227, 248 paratexts. See Excerpta On Magistrates, 59 auxiliary texts On Marriages, 58, 188–9 progymnasmata, 210

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reading practices by liturgy, 57, 70, 137 linear, 231–2 by topic, 57, 72, 103, 210, 260–2 non-linear, 218, 237, See also information by topography, 133, 135, 141, 143–4 retrieval in dossiers, 122–4, 133, 136–7, reference to author and work, 208, 215 158

syllogai, 14, 62, 190, 197, 200, 203, 218–19 teamwork, 69, 99, 102–9 systematisation textual integrity, 65–6, 68–9, See also by alphabet, 57, 72, 139, 166, 210, 238, 246, condensation 249, See also Suda and Lexicon time concept Haimodein cyclical, 72–3, 166, 201 by chronology, 133, See also chronicle linear, 73, 148, 166, 185 writing translation of power, 176, 187, 252