Χρονογραφία

Chronographia (History of Byzantine Emperors)

Author

Michael Psellus

Language

Byzantine Greek

Year

c. 1059-1078

Country

Byzantine Empire

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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Michael Psellos or Psellus was a Byzantine Greek monk, savant, writer, philosopher, imperial courtier, historian and music theorist. He was born in 1017 or 1018, and is believed to have died in 1078, although it has also been maintained that he remained alive until 1096. He served as a high ranking courtier and advisor to several Byzantine emperors and was instrumental in the re-positioning of power of those emperors.