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O City of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniates BYZANTINE TEXTS IN TRANSLATION Advisory Board Harry J. Magoulias, General Editor Barry Baldwin John W Barker George T. Dennis Emily Albu Hanawalt Peter Topping of O City Byzantium, Annafs of JVliketas Translated by Harry J. Magoulias WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS DETROIT 1984 Copyright © 1984 by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan 48202. All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without formal permission. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Choniates, Nicetas, ca. 1140-1213. 0 city of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniates. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Byzantine Empire-History-Comneni Dynasty, 1081- 1185. 2. Byzantine Empire-History-Angeli, 1185-1204. 3. Crusades-Fourth, 1202-1204. I. Magoulias, Harry J. II. Title. III. Title: Annals of Niketas Choniates. DF606. C5313 1984 949503 84-5235 ISBN 0-8143-1764-2 To my sons Michael John and Konstantin Alexios v ois flvboxT Ou Contents Introduction / ix Note on Translation / xxix Illustrations / xxxi THE ANNALS OF NIKETAS CHONIATES BEGINNING WITH THE REIGN OF JOHN KOMNENOS AND ENDING WITH THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE / 1 l Preface 3 I. THE REIGN OF JOHN KOMNENOS / 5 II. THE REIGN OF MANUEL KOMNENOS / 29 Book One / 29 Book Two / 43 Book Three / 58 Book Four / 72 Book Five / 86 Book Six / 99 Book Seven / 113 III. THE REIGN OF ALEXIOS PORPHYROGENITOS, THE SON OF EMPEROR MANUEL / 127 IV THE REIGN OF ANDRONIKOS KOMNENOS / 153 Book One / 153 Book Two / 175 V THE REIGN OF ISAAKIOS ANGELOS / 197 Book One / 197 Book Two / 217 Book Three / 231 VI. THE REIGN OF ALEXIOS ANGELOS / 249 Book One / 249 Book Two / 277 VII. THE SECOND REIGN OF ISAAKIOS ANGELOS, TOGETHER WITH HIS SON ALEXIOS / 301 VIII. THE REIGN OF ALEXIOS DOUKAS, ALSO CALLED MOURTZOUPHLOS / 311 IX. THE EVENTS WHICH BEFELL THE ROMANS FOLLOWING THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE, BY THE SAME CHONIATES / 321 X. OF THE SAME BLESSED NIKETAS CHONIATES, FROM HIS HISTORY OF CONSTANTINOPLE / 357 vii Contents Abbreviations to Notes / 363 Notes / 367 Glossary / 412 Bibliography / 415 Maps / 419 Index / 422 Viii
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