Chronography (partim edita e cod. Paris. gr. 1712)
to appear but if not, the opposite, countless terrors and a swift destruction. Therefore, when night fell, the emperor went with Kassiteras to the mo
he exiled Patriarch Nicephorus and 609 Theodore at which time it is also said that when Patriarch Nicephorus was being sent into exile, Theophanes, c
less. For when the renowned patriarch Tarasios had long since departed this life, he heard him call a certain Michael by name, and having leaped 612 u
the east, they burned the areas outside the Golden Gate as far as Rhegion. And coming to Athyras, they destroyed the fortress there and the bridge, wh
he marched, having gathered a great army and the Avars and all the Sklavinias and in addition to these he prepares instruments of various city-takers
The Stammerer and Iconoclast, 8 years, 9 months. This man took as his wife Euphrosyne, the daughter of Constantine who had been blinded, who had embra
with freedom to practice the Christian ways having been conceded who until now have been called tributaries. And indeed the islands would have been c
he did in the following way. It was a custom for the Persians that the proclamation of a king be from the royal line whence, the royal line having fa
that there were many for her in the chest, and she places these on our head and face after 629 the kisses. These things drove the emperor to madness
to venerate and honor the holy icons and to denounce his impiety. And not long after, when the patriarch arrived at the great church and reproached hi
he made him commander of the Scholae, and received his children from holy baptism. 11. In his 7th year the emperor goes out with Manuel and the senate
of Oxyartes, brother of Dareios, who, having married Dionysios the tyrant of Heraclea, named the city, which was under him, after his wife. and having
they devoured. 20. But the student of Leo the philosopher, who was also the informer of the betrayal, was asked by the amermoumnes about his knowledge
Theodore, whose relic the founder Michael himself later brought to the monastery of Michaelitzes in Chalcedon. The renowned Theophanes lived until the
they requested. So he withdrew and looked at the house and, being pleased, moved the nuns to another monastery, and having adorned it with every kind
the wicked one is driven out of the church and is confined in a certain monastery in Kleidio. In which, having scraped the icons of the saints, the em
the divine mystery having been celebrated purely, all the heretics under the whole sun having been subjected to deposition along with their chief prie
And although many were killed, those who were captured were more numerous. But Theoktistos, having gone to the empress, again enjoyed the same familia
and to come to the palace. Having befriended also the protospatharios Theophanes Phalganes and some others, he kills Theoktistos in the palace, with t
At this the protonotary became sullen, and reported with dejection the response from the Domestic of the Schools, and at the same time bringing and sh
it was sealed, the fool with the fools raising his voice in laughter, laughing at the renowned Ignatius as not being accommodating in matters and as o
and the generals bring his head and those of many others into the city. From this a great peace comes about in the east. And the toils and the heroic
of whom Sergius said, even if he is to be such, I will kill him along with his mother. To whom the saint said, You will not be able to hinder the p
I said to this pious and discerning monk that we too, when serving the liturgy with him, never heard him speak a prayer, but rather whisper the words
as he was passing by in a procession, the patrician Damianos, the *parakoimomenos*, who was sitting in the Horologion, did not rise to honor him. And
waiting for him gives a sword to two men dressed in gold, as if praepositi, and says that having quickly slipped away he assigned the emperor to the r
Mamas, they bring Peganes with an earthenware censer smoking brimstone, and he meets and censes Symbatios. And he himself is blinded in one 681 eye, a
the emperor ordered one of his guards to throw a spear at Basil. And during dinner time, not only this one but others too, whenever he got drunk with
dejected, and as one might guess, pondering his own affairs. He had set out from Adrianople of Macedonia, which was formerly called Orestias from Ores
having learned the land and the affairs, and having written down the book, and having made this very ancient by his practices, it was deposited in the
Constantine, the son of Michael by Eudokia, died, but according to rumor, the son of Basil whom, after mourning greatly, he laid in the tombs of the
The possession of these castles is not safe for you, as long as their rulers are dwelling here but if you wish to rule them securely, send them as pr
And when once a banquet was being held for the emperor, and the first of the senate were dining with him, and the bird often uttered the aforesaid say
Having beaten Santabarenos, they exiled him to Athens. Then the emperor, sending men after him, blinded him and exiled him to the east. But after many
he deposited the body of Saint Lazarus and of Mary Magdalene. At this time Tauromenium was surrendered to the Hagarenes. 10. In the 15th year the isla
having run through the traditions of those who made use of some counsel or oracle and who surpassed them, they are so named. The name Dromitai came to
of the Saracens went out against the Romans. And the emperor appointed Himerios the logothete as head of all the naval forces. And he also writes to A
When Pantaleon the metropolitan was coming in to the emperor, Samonas asked him Against whom is the misfortune? And he said, Against you and if th
having sent immediately, he brought Nicholas from Galakrenoi and enthroned him, having deposed 716 Euthymius, whom he exiled to the monastery of Agath
ruling, there being sufficient men, 719 and having entered by night through a side-gate of the protovestiarios Michael, which was near the acropolis,
(Alexander had brought down from the palace) they bring her up again. And having gained control of the empire, she brings up to the palace Constantine
when the drungarius Romanos was ordered to cross. But when they came to battle, the Patzinaks, seeing them quarreling, withdrew to their own lands. Wh
to rest for a short while in his own house. Likewise Constantine the parakoimomenos was ordered to write a letter, ordering him the same things, and t
tyrannically rising up wherefore I neither wish him to be domestic from now on, nor do I say that he has committed this rebellion with my counsel, bu
and when they used an indistinct and terrible shout, and most violently charged against them, the rector immediately fled, but fighting for him Photen
to be in the middle, where they were about to speak to one another. At this, Symeon sent men and burned down the church of the Most Holy Theotokos at
they did not judge it a good omen for they said that both would part on irreconcilable terms regarding the peace. But Symeon, reaching his own camp,
When Apolasath, a prudent and intelligent man, died, the inhabitants of Melitene broke the peace. Therefore, John Kourkouas, the Domestic of the Schoo
his father. And they deposed Patriarch Tryphon after he had completed the appointed time, 745 and he died in his own monastery. And the church was vac
those who survived and ended up on the shore of Koile, escaped when night fell. But Theophanes, returning after a great victory, was received honorabl
only a face, but the son-in-law Constantine said he saw eyes and ears. To them the celebrated Sergios said, You both saw well. And they replied, An
evil communications. What becomes of his kinsmen? After feasting and entertaining them, while the food was still in their mouths, men prepared for thi
his son Romanos, and he is buried in the church of the Holy Apostles with Leo the emperor, his father. In appearance he was tall in stature, fair in c
of the army wished to return home. But the most prudent Nicephorus and doux restrained them with the sweetness of his words. So the emperor, learning
he deposited the body of Saint Lazarus and of Mary Magdalene. At this time Tauromenium was surrendered to the Hagarenes. 10. In the 15th year the island of Lemnos was taken by the Hagarenes. 11. In the 10th year, during the procession of Pentecost, as the emperor was entering into Saint Mokios, which they say was formerly a temple of Herakles, when he came near the solea, someone coming out from the ambo struck him on the head with a strong, thick staff; and if the staff had not been impeded by a polycandelon, it would have immediately deprived him of his life. And as his blood was flowing profusely, there was confusion and flight among the officials. Therefore, because his brother Alexander feigned illness and did not come down for the entrance, suspicion arose that he had orchestrated this plot. The one who struck the emperor was seized, and after enduring many tortures and punishments for many days, since he confessed nothing, his hands and feet were cut off and he was burned in the sphendone of the Hippodrome. From then on, therefore, this 705 procession was abolished. And after some time Markos the most wise oikonomos of the same church, who had completed the tetraodion of Kyr Kosmas for Holy Week, that is for Holy Saturday, went up to the emperor, and while dining with him, he implored that the feast not be abolished. And when the emperor refused, Markos said that this had been foretold by David; for he says, "all the evil the enemy has done in your holy place, and those who hate you have boasted in the midst of your feast." and you must, O master, hold the empire from now for ten years. Which indeed happened; for on the same day that he received it, on that same day he also died. 12. In the 17th year the emperor took a fourth wife, named Zoe Karbonopsina. 13. In the 18th year the fleet of the Hagarenes came up against the city along with the Tripolite. They were called Tripolitans because they were gathered from three generations, from Arab and Tyrian and Sidonian colonists. Likewise the Aegean sea received its name from the rush of the waters, darting like a goat. Similarly Strobilos was named from its location, and Lampsakos from the shining of a light, which at night, when the Phocians were founding it and had prayed, shone from God, and the foundation was well established. And Imbros is called after Imbros son of Anthes, 706 whose father was Staphylos, the dearest son of Dionysos. And Hellespont from Helle the sister of Phrixos, who was thrown into the sea there. And Kibyrra by his brother Kibyrros. Thasos was formerly called Chryse. And Samothrace, the peninsula in Thrace, which was formerly called Theriousa because it was filled with wild beasts, and was a sacred place of nymphs, was so named, but afterwards, when the stream broke through, it became an island, and being occupied by Samian inhabitants it was renamed Samothrace. Laodicea was named after the wife of Seleucus, the son of Antiochus, who founded Laodicea in her name. And Tenedos from Tennes the son of Cycnus the son of Poseidon, and from the sacred seat of Athena in it. And Mesembria, formerly Memnebria, from Memnos the Thracian who founded it and 'bria', which among some Thracians means city; for greater euphony it is now called Mesembria. Haimos from someone who was killed there by Herakles and bloodied the place; it is a promontory of Thrace. Medea has been named after Mede, the daughter of Aietes. Selybria from Selys the king of the Thracians, who founded it. Macedonia, formerly called Amathia from some ancient leader. There was also a city called Amathia by the sea, eponymous with the nation. Nicopolis, as an eponym of the victory, which Augustus Sebastos won against Antony and Cleopatra, and subjected the rule of the Egyptians to the Romans. Hieron of the Euxine, which was founded by the 707 sailors of the Argo passing through there. Pharos is a small sanctuary on which a beacon is placed for the unimpeded guidance of those passing by at night. And the Rhos, also called Dromitai, named after a certain Rhos, a violent
ἁγίου Λαζάρου σῶμα καὶ Μαρίας τῆς Μαγδαληνῆς ἀπέθετο. τούτῳ τῷ καιρῷ παραδίδοται Ταυρομένιον τοῖς Ἀγαρηνοῖς. 10. Τῷ ιεʹ ἔτει
παρελήφθη ἡ νῆσος Λῆμνος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀγαρηνῶν. 11. Τῷ ιʹ ἔτει ἐν τῇ προελεύσει τῆς πεντηκοστῆς τοῦ βασιλέως εἰσοδεύοντος εἰς τὸν
ἅγιον Μώκιον, ὃν πρῴην φασὶν Ἡρακλέους εἶναι ναόν, ἐπεὶ πλησίον τῆς σωλέας ἦλθεν, ἐξελθών τις ἐκ τοῦ ἄμβωνος ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κατὰ
κεφαλῆς μετὰ ῥάβδου ἰσχυρᾶς καὶ παχείας· καὶ εἰ μὴ εἰς πολυκάνδηλον ἡ ῥάβδος ἐνεποδίσθη, παρευθὺ ἂν τοῦ ζῆν αὐτὸν ἀπήλλαξεν.
τοῦ δὲ αἵματος σφοδρῶς καταρρέοντος ταραχὴ καὶ φυγὴ τῶν ἀρχόντων γέγονε. διὸ καὶ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ Ἀλεξάνδρου νόσον προφασισαμένου
καὶ ἐν τῇ εἰσόδῳ μὴ κατελθόντος, ὑπόληψις γέγονε τὴν τοιαύτην ἐπιβουλὴν αὐτὸν κατεργάσασθαι. κρατηθέντος τοῦ δόντος τῷ βασιλεῖ,
καὶ πολλὰς βασάνους καὶ τιμωρίας ὑπομεμενηκότος ἐπὶ πολλὰς ἡμέρας, ἐπεὶ μηδένα καθωμολόγησεν, ἐκκόπτεται χεῖρας καὶ πόδας
καὶ ἐν τῷ σφενδόνι τοῦ ἱππικοῦ καίεται. ἔκτοτε οὖν ἐξεκόπη ἡ τοιαύτη 705 προέλευσις. καὶ μετά τινα καιρὸν ἀνῆλθεν Μάρκος ὁ
σοφώτατος οἰκονόμος τῆς αὐτῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὃς ἦν ἀναπληρώσας τὸ τετράῳδον τοῦ κυροῦ Κοσμᾶ τῆς μεγάλης ἑβδομάδος ἤτοι τοῦ μεγάλου
σαββάτου, πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ συνεστιώμενος αὐτῷ ἐξελιπάρει μὴ ἐκκοπῆναι τὴν ἑορτήν. καὶ τοῦ βασιλέως ἀπαναινομένου ἔφη
ὁ Μάρκος ὅτι προείρηται τοῦτο παρὰ τοῦ ∆αβίδ· φησὶ γὰρ "ὅσα ἐπονηρεύσατο ὁ ἐχθρὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ σου, καὶ ἐνεκαυχήσαντο οἱ μισοῦντές
σε ἐν μέσῳ τῆς ἑορτῆς σου." καὶ δεῖ σε, ὦ δέσποτα, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν κρατῆσαι τῆς βασιλείας ἔτη δέκα. ὃ δὴ καὶ γέγονε· τῇ γὰρ αὐτῇ
ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἔλαβεν, τῇ αὐτῇ καὶ τελευτᾷ. 12. Τῷ ιζʹ ἔτει ἠγάγετο ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ τετάρτην γυναῖκα, Ζωὴν ὀνομαζομένην τὴν Καρβουνοψίναν.
13. Τῷ ιηʹ ἔτει ἀνέρχεται κατὰ τῆς πόλεως ὁ στόλος τῶν Ἀγαρηνῶν ἅμα τῷ Τριπολίτῃ. Τριπολῖται δὲ ἐκλήθησαν διὰ τὸ τριῶν ἐκ
γενεῶν συναχθῆναι, ἐξ Ἀράβων καὶ Τυρίων καὶ Σιδονίων ἀποίκων. ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τὸ Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος τὴν κλῆσιν ἀπείληφεν ἀπὸ τῆς
τῶν ὑδάτων φορᾶς, ἀϊσσούσης κατὰ τρόπον αἰγός. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Στρόβηλος ὠνομάσθη ἀπὸ τῆς τοπικῆς θέσεως, καὶ Λάμψακος ἀπὸ φωτὸς
λάμψεως, ὅπερ ἐν νυκτὶ Φωκέων θεμελιούντων ταύτην καὶ εὐξαμένων θεόθεν ἐπέλαμψεν, καὶ ἡ τῶν θεμελίων βάσις καλῶς κεκραταίωται.
καὶ Ἴμβρος ἀπὸ Ἴμβρου κέκληται υἱοῦ Ἀνθέος, 706 οὗ γενέτης Στάφυλος, ∆ιονύσου φίλτατος υἱός. καὶ Ἑλλήσποντος ἀπὸ Ἕλλης τῆς
Φρίξου ἀδελφῆς, τῷ ἐκεῖσε πελάγει ῥιφείσης. Κιβύρρα δὲ ὑπὸ Κιβύρρου ἀδελφοῦ. ἡ δὲ Θάσος Χρυσῆ πρῴην ἐλέγετο. Σαμοθρᾴκη δὲ
ἡ ἐν τῇ Θρᾴκῃ χερρόνησος, ἥτις πρῴην Θηριοῦσα διὰ τὸ θηρίων πεπληρῶσθαι, καὶ ἱερὰν νυμφῶν οὖσαν, ὠνομάζετο, μετέπειτα δὲ τοῦ
ῥοῦ συρραγέντος εἰς νῆσον συνέστη, καὶ ὑπὸ Σαμίων κατοίκων ἐν κατασχέσει γενομένη Σαμοθρᾴκη μετωνομάσθη. Λαοδίκεια κατωνομάσθη
ἀπὸ τῆς γυναικὸς Σελεύκου τοῦ Ἀντιόχου, ὃς ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι ταύτης ἔκτισε τὴν Λαοδίκειαν. Τένεδος δὲ ἀπὸ τοῦ Τέννου τοῦ υἱοῦ
Κύκνου τοῦ Ποσειδῶνος, καὶ τοῦ ἐν αὐτῇ ἱεροῦ ἕδους τῆς Ἀθήνης. Μεσημβρία δὲ ἡ πρὶν Μεμνεβρία, ἀπὸ τοῦ Μέμνου Θρᾳκὸς τοῦ ταύτην
οἰκίσαντος καὶ βρία τὸ παρά τισι Θρᾳκῶν πόλισμα λεγόμενον· πρὸς δὲ τὸ εὐφραδέστερον Μεσημβρία νῦν ὀνομάζεται. Αἷμος ἀπό τινος
ἀναιρεθέντος ἐκεῖσε δι' Ἡρακλέους καὶ τὸν τόπον αἱμάξαντος· ἀκρωτήριον δέ ἐστι Θρᾴκης. Μήδεια ἀπὸ Μήδης τῆς Αἰήτου θυγατρὸς
κατωνόμασται. Σηλυβρία ἀπὸ Σήλυος τοῦ Θρᾳκῶν βασιλέως, ὅστις αὐτὴν ᾤκισεν. Μακεδονία ἡ πρὶν Ἀμαθία λεγομένη ἀπὸ ἀρχαίου τινὸς
ἡγεμόνος. ἦν δὲ καὶ πόλις Ἀμαθία λεγομένη πρὸς τῇ θαλάσσῃ τῷ ἔθνει ἐπώνυμος. Νικόπολις κατὰ τὸ ἐπώνυμος τῆς νίκης, ἣν Αὔγουστος
Σεβαστὸς κατὰ Ἀντωνίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας εἰργάσατο, καὶ τὴν Αἰγυπτίων ἀρχὴν τοῖς Ῥωμαίοις ὑπέκλινεν. Ἱερὸν Εὐξείνου, ὃ παρὰ τῶν
707 τῆς Ἀργοῦς πλωτήρων διερχομένων ἐκεῖσε ἀνίδρυται. Φάρος δὲ ἀφιδρυμάτιον ᾧ πυρσὸς ἐπιτίθεται εἰς ὁδηγίαν ἀπρόσκοπτον τοῖς
ἐν νυκτὶ παροδίταις. Ῥῶς δέ, οἱ καὶ ∆ρομῖται, φερώνυμοι ἀπὸ Ῥῶς τινὸς σφοδροῦ
