Nicephorus of Constantinople, Brief Chronography

Marcian and Valentinian, 29 years. In whose reign the fourth holy council of the 630 holy fathers took place in Chalcedon. Leo the Great, 10 years. Le

until the end of Abraham, 70 years. In total, 3268 years. From Abraham until the exodus of the sons of Israel, 430 years. From the exodus until the bu

he wrought murders in the house of Ahab, but that his descendants would hold the kingdom of Israel until the fourth generation, for 4 months. 15th Sha

Christ, having been revealed, began the preaching and the signs. But Gratus the Roman, having deposed Annas, appointed another, Ishmael. 41st, Eleazar

of the king, ιʹ years. κδʹ Alexander lived ηʹ years and was bishop κγʹ years. κεʹ Paul the Confessor, γʹ years. cast out by Constantius. κʹ Eusebius,

10 months. 68. Paul, from the laity, an asekretis, 6 years, 8 months. 69. Kallinikos, presbyter and skeuophylax of Blachernae, 12 years. was blinded b

Mark, 8 years. 17. Cassian, 5 years. 18. Publius, 5 years. 19. Maximus, 4 years. 20. Julian, 2 years. 21. Gaianus, 3 years. 22. Symmachus, 2 years. 23

Demetrianus, 4 years. 10. Paul of Samosata, 8 years. 17. Domnus, 2 years. 18. Timaeus, 10 years. 19. Cyrillus, 15 years. 20. Tyrannus, 13 years. Up to

of the apostles, 6 lines. of Clement, 32, 2600 lines. 7. of Ignatius, Polycarp, the Shepherd and Hermas.

10 months. 68. Paul, from the laity, an asekretis, 6 years, 8 months. 69. Kallinikos, presbyter and skeuophylax of Blachernae, 12 years. was blinded by Justinian the Rhinotmetos (the slit-nosed). 70. Kyros, presbyter and monk from the island of Amastris, 6 years. and was expelled by Philippicus. 71. John, deacon and chartophylax of the oikonomeion, 3 years. 72. Germanos, bishop of Cyzicus and confessor, 15 years. and was expelled by the impious Leo the Isaurian. 73. Anastasios, presbyter and synkellos, a heretic, 24 years. 74. Constantine, monk and bishop of Syllaion, 12 years, and was beheaded. 75. Niketas, presbyter of the Holy Apostles and archon of the monasteries, the eunuch, 13 years, 4 months. 76. Paul the Cypriot, deacon, 5 years, 6 months. orthodox and confessor. 1 77. Tarasios, asekretis, 21 years, 2 days. 78. Nikephoros, an asekretis who became a monk, 9 years. and was expelled by the impious Leo the Armenian. 79. Theodotos Kassiteras, 15 years. 80. Antony of Syllaion, 12 years. a heretic. 81. John, presbyter and synkellos, who plotted against himself, 9 years. 82. Methodios, also a confessor, 4 years, 3 months. orthodox 83. Ignatios the eunuch, 11 years, 5 months. when he was expelled by the emperor Michael through the wicked mediation of Bardas Caesar 84. Photios the asekretis, 8 years, 9 months and again Ignatios was restored during the reign of Basil the Christ-loving and served 10 years, 1 month. Photios, for the second time, 9 years less 28 days. Stephen, 6 years, 8 months. 121 Those who served as bishop in Rome from Christ and the apostles. 1. Peter the apostle, 2 years. 2. Linus, 12 years. 3. Anencletus, 2 years. 4. Clement, 9 years. 5. Evarestus, 9 years. 6. Alexander, 12 years. 7. Xystus, 9 years. 8. Telesphorus [martyr], 10 years. 9. Hyginus, 4 years. 10. Pius, 15 years. 11. Anicetus, 11 years. 12. Soterichus, 9 years. 13. Eleutherius, 15 years. 14. Victor, at the synod of Palestine that was convened concerning the day of Pascha, 12 years. 15. Zephyrinus, 19 years. 16. Callistus, 8 years. 17. Urban, 7 years. 18. Pontian, 3 years. 19. Anteros, 1 month. 20. Flavian, martyr under Decius, 13 years. 21. Cornelius, who deposed Novatus, the destroyer of repentance, 3 years. 22. Lucian, 2 years. 23. Stephen, 9 years. 24. Xystus, 2 years. 25. Dionysius, 8 years. 122 26. Felix, the confessor under Valerian, 5 years. 27. Eutychian, 8 months. 28. Gaius, 15 years. 29. Marcellinus, 2 years. Up to this point were the emperors of the Hellenes and persecutors. And those who served as bishop in Rome after the emperors became Christian. 30. Eusebius, 1 year. 31. Miltiades, 4 years. 32. Silvester, under whom was the synod in Nicaea, 28 years. 33. Mark, 12 years. 34. Julius, 15 years. 35. Liberius, who was exiled by Constantius the Arian, 6 years. 36. Felix, 1 year. 37. Siricius, 15 years. 38. Anastasius, 3 years. 39. Innocent, 15 years. 40. Zosimus, 8 years. 41. Boniface, 4 years. 42. Celestine, under whom was the synod in Ephesus, 21 years. 43. Xystus, 8 years. 44. Leo, under whom was the synod in Chalcedon, 21 years. 45. Hilarion, 6 years. 46. Simplicius, who sent a letter to the Antiochenes against Martyrius the Nestorian, 14 years. 123 47. Felix, who broke communion on account of the Henotikon of Zeno, 9 years. 48. Gelasius, 5 years. 49. Anastasius, 2 years. 50. Symmachus, and at the same time as him Laurentius, 14 years. 51. Hormisdas, who under Justinian inscribed the synod in Chalcedon in the diptychs, 10 years. 52. John, 3 years. 53. Felix, beloved of emperor Justinian, 4 years. 54. Boniface, 2 years. 55. John, 3 years. 56. Agapetus [2 years]. 57. Silverius, 1 year. 58. Vigilius, 18 years. 59. Pelagius, 5 years. 60. John, 8 years. 61. Benedict, 5 years. 62. Pelagius, another, .... years. 63. Gregory, ... years. 64. Sabinian, ... years. 65. Boniface, ... years. 66. Boniface, another, ... years. And those who became patriarchs in Jerusalem from Christ. 1. James, the brother of the Lord, 20 years. 2. Simeon of Cleopas, his cousin and martyr, 23 years. 3. Justus, 6 years. 124 4. Zacharias, 4 years. 124 5. Tobias, 4 years. 6. Benjamin, 2 years. 7. John, 2 years. 8. Matthew, 2 years. 9. Philip, 2 years. 10. Senecas, 4 years. 11. Justus, 4 years. 12. Levis, 4 years. 13. Ephraim, 2 years. 14. Joseph, 2 years. 15. Judas, 2 years. 16.

μῆνας ιʹ. ξηʹ Παῦλος ἀπὸ λαϊκῶν ἀσηκρήτης ἔτη ʹ μῆνας ηʹ. ξθʹ Καλλίνικος πρεσβύτερος καὶ σκευοφύλαξ Βλαχερνῶν ἔτη ιβʹ. ἐτυφλώθη ὑπὸ Ἰουστινιανοῦ τοῦ ῥινοκοπημένου. οʹ Κῦρος πρεσβύτερος καὶ μοναχὸς ἀπὸ τῆς νήσου Ἀμά στριδος ἔτη ʹ. καὶ ἐξεβλήθη ὑπὸ Φιλίππου. οαʹ Ἰωάννης διάκονος καὶ χαρτοφύλαξ τοῦ οἰκονομείου ἔτη γʹ. οβʹ Γερμανὸς ἐπίσκοπος Κυζίκου καὶ ὁμολογητὴς ἔτη ιεʹ. καὶ ἐξεβλήθη ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀσεβοῦς Λέοντος τοῦ Ἰσαύρου. ογʹ Ἀναστάσιος πρεσβύτερος καὶ σύγκελλος αἱρετικὸς ἔτη κδʹ. οδʹ Κωνσταντῖνος μοναχὸς καὶ ἐπίσκοπος τοῦ Συλλαίου ἔτη ιβʹ καὶ ἀπεκεφαλίσθη. οεʹ Νικήτας πρεσβύτερος τῶν ἁγίων ἀποστόλων καὶ ἄρχων τῶν μοναστηρίων, ὁ εὐνοῦχος ἔτη ιγʹ μῆνας δʹ. οʹ Παῦλος ὁ Κύπριος διάκονος ἔτη εʹ μῆνας ʹ. ὀρθόδοξος καὶ ὁμολογητής. 1 οζʹ Ταράσιος ἀσηκρήτης ἔτη καʹ ἡμέρας βʹ. οηʹ Νικηφόρος ἀσηκρήτης μοναχὸς γεγονὼς ἔτη θʹ. καὶ ἐξεβλήθη ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀσεβοῦς Λέοντος τοῦ Ἀρμένη. οθʹ Θεόδοτος ὁ Κασιτερὰς ἔτη ιεʹ. πʹ Ἀντώνιος ἔτη ιβʹ ὁ τοῦ Συλλαίου. αἱρετικός. παʹ Ἰωάννης πρεσβύτερος καὶ σύγκελλος ὁ ἐπιβουλεύσας ἑαυτὸν ἔτη θʹ. πβʹ Μεθόδιος ὁ καὶ ὁμολογητὴς ἔτη δʹ μῆνας γʹ. ὀρθόδοξος πγʹ Ἰγνάτιος ὁ εὐνοῦχος ἔτη ιαʹ μῆνας εʹ. τούτου ἐκβληθέντος ὑπὸ Μιχαὴλ βασιλέως διὰ μεσιτείας πονηρᾶς Βάρδα καίσαρος πδʹ Φώτιος ὁ ἀσηκρήτης ἔτη ηʹ μῆνας θʹ καὶ πάλιν Ἰγνάτιος ἀπεκατέστη ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας Βασιλείου τοῦ φιλοχρίστου καὶ ἐποίησεν ἔτη ιʹ μῆνα αʹ. Φώτιος τὸ δεύτερον ἔτη θʹ παρὰ ἡμέρας κηʹ. Στέφανος ἔτη ʹ μῆνας ηʹ. 121 Οἱ ἐν Ῥώμῃ ἐπισκοπήσαντες ἀπὸ Χριστοῦ καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων. αʹ Πέτρος ὁ ἀπόστολος ἔτη βʹ. βʹ Λῖνος ἔτη ιβʹ. γʹ Ἀνέγκλητος ἔτη βʹ. δʹ Κλήμης ἔτη θʹ. εʹ Εὐάρεστος ἔτη θʹ. ʹ Ἀλέξανδρος ἔτη ιβʹ. ζʹ Ξύστος ἔτη θʹ. ηʹ Τελεσφόρος [μάρτυς] ἔτη ιʹ. θʹ Ὑγῖνος ἔτη δʹ. ιʹ Πίος ἔτη ιεʹ. ιαʹ Ἀνίκητος ἔτη ιαʹ. ιβʹ Σωτήριχος ἔτη θʹ. ιγʹ Ἐλευθέριος ἔτη ιεʹ. ιδʹ Βίκτωρ ὁ ἐν τῇ συνόδῳ Παλαιστίνης περὶ τῆς τοῦ Πάσχα ἡμέρας συναχθείσης ἔτη ιβʹ. ιεʹ Ζεφυρῖνος ἔτη ιθʹ. ιʹ Κάλλιστος ἔτη ηʹ. ιζʹ Οὐρβανὸς ἔτη ζʹ. ιηʹ Ποντιανὸς ἔτη γʹ. ιθʹ Ἄντρος μῆνα αʹ. κʹ Φλαυιανὸς μάρτυς ἐπὶ ∆εκίου ἔτη ιγʹ. καʹ Κορνήλιος ὁ καθελὼν Ναυάτον τὸν τῆς μετανοίας καθαιρέτην ἔτη γʹ. κβʹ Λουκιανὸς ἔτη βʹ. κγʹ Στέφανος ἔτη θʹ. κδʹ Ξύστος ἔτη βʹ. κεʹ ∆ιονύσιος ἔτη ηʹ. 122 κʹ Φίλιξ ὁ ὁμολογητὴς ἐπὶ Βαλλεριανοῦ ἔτη εʹ. κζʹ Εὐτυχιανὸς μῆνας ηʹ. κηʹ Γάϊος ἔτη ιεʹ. κθʹ Μαρκελλῖνος ἔτη βʹ. Μέχρι τούτων οἱ τῶν Ἑλλήνων βασιλεῖς καὶ διῶκται. Καὶ ὅσοι μετὰ τὸ χριστιανῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς ἐπεσκόπησαν ἐν Ῥώμῃ. λʹ Εὐσέβιος ἔτος αʹ. λαʹ Μιλτιάδης ἔτη δʹ. λβʹ Σίλβεστρος, ἐφ' οὗ ἡ ἐν Νικαίᾳ σύνοδος, ἔτη κηʹ. λγʹ Μάρκος ἔτη ιβʹ. λδʹ Ἰούλιος ἔτη ιεʹ. λεʹ Λιβέριος, ὁ ἐξορισθεὶς ὑπὸ Κωνσταντίου Ἀρειανοῦ, ἔτη ʹ. λʹ Φίλιξ ἔτος αʹ. λζʹ Σιρίκιος ἔτη ιεʹ. ληʹ Ἀναστάσιος ἔτη γʹ. λθʹ Ἰννοκέντιος ἔτη ιεʹ. μʹ Ζώσιμος ἔτη ηʹ. μαʹ Βονιφάτιος ἔτη δʹ. μβʹ Κελεστῖνος, ἐφ' οὗ ἡ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ σύνοδος, ἔτη καʹ. μγʹ Ξύστος ἔτη ηʹ. μδʹ Λέων, ἐφ' οὗ ἡ ἐν Χαλκηδόνι σύνοδος, ἔτη καʹ. μεʹ Ἱλαρίων ἔτη ʹ. μʹ Σιμπλίκιος, ὁ κατὰ Μαρτυρίου τοῦ Νεστοριανοῦ ἐπιστείλας πρὸς Ἀντιοχεῖς, ἔτη ιδʹ. 123 μζʹ Φίλιξ, ὁ ἀποσχίσας διὰ τὸ ἑνωτικὸν Ζήνωνος, ἔτη θʹ. μηʹ Γελάσιος ἔτη εʹ. μθʹ Ἀναστάσιος ἔτη βʹ. νʹ Σύμμαχος καὶ ἅμα αὐτῷ Λαυρέντιος ἔτη ιδʹ. ναʹ Ὁρμίσδας, ὁ ἐπὶ Ἰουστινιανοῦ ἐντάξας τὴν ἐν Χαλκηδόνι σύνοδον τοῖς διπτύχοις, ἔτη ιʹ. νβʹ Ἰωάννης ἔτη γʹ. νγʹ Φίλιξ ὁ ἀγαπητὸς Ἰουστινιανοῦ βασιλέως ἔτη δʹ. νδʹ Βονιφάτιος ἔτη βʹ. νεʹ Ἰωάννης ἔτη γʹ. νʹ Ἀγαπητὸς [ἔτη βʹ]. νζʹ Σιλβίριος ἔτος αʹ. νηʹ Βιγίλιος ἔτη ιηʹ. νθʹ Πελάγιος ἔτη εʹ. ξʹ Ἰωάννης ἔτη ηʹ. ξαʹ Βενέδικτος ἔτη εʹ. ξβʹ Πελάγιος ἄλλος ἔτη .... ξγʹ Γρηγόριος ἔτη .... ξδʹ Σαβινιανὸς ἔτη .... ξεʹ Βονιφάτιος ἔτη .... ξʹ Βονιφάτιος ἄλλος ἔτη .... Καὶ ὅσοι γεγόνασι πατριάρχαι ἐν τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἀπὸ Χριστοῦ. αʹ Ἰάκωβος ὁ ἀδελφὸς τοῦ κυρίου ἔτη κʹ. βʹ Συμεὼν ὁ Κλεώπας, ἀνεψιὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ μάρτυς ἔτη κγʹ. γʹ Ἰοῦστος ἔτη ʹ. 124 δʹ Ζαχαρίας ἔτη δʹ. 124 εʹ Τωβίας ἔτη δʹ. ʹ Βενιαμὶν ἔτη βʹ. ζʹ Ἰωάννης ἔτη βʹ. ηʹ Ματθαῖος ἔτη βʹ. θʹ Φίλιππος ἔτη βʹ. ιʹ Σενεκᾶς ἔτη δʹ. ιαʹ Ἰοῦστος ἔτη δʹ. ιβʹ Λευὶς ἔτη δʹ. ιγʹ Ἐφραῒμ ἔτη βʹ. ιδʹ Ἰωσὴφ ἔτη βʹ. ιεʹ Ἰούδας ἔτη βʹ. ιʹ