Cronicari ai Imperiului Bizantin: Eusebiu de Cezareea, Sfântul Vasile cel Mare, Liutprand de Cremona, Niketas Choniates și Geoffroi de Villehardouin
Chroniclers of the Byzantine Empire: Eusebius of Caesarea, St. Basil the Great, Liutprand of Cremona, Niketas Choniates and Geoffrey of Villehardouin

Summary/Abstract: This study talks about some of the most important chroniclers and contemporary witnesses of the history of the Byzantine Empire, respectively: Eusebius of Caesarea, St Basil the Great, Liutprand of Cremona, Niketas Choniates and Geoffrey of Villehardouin, out of the desire to know better their life and activity, as well as the context in which they were formed, in order to understand and appreciate the historical events described by them. The choice of the five authors is based on the richness and diversity of the historical information provided by them, taking into account the fact that some of them (respectively, the last three) are less known in the Romanian theological space. It should be added that not all were “chronicler” in the historical-critical sense of the word, but some only offered to posterity useful and sometimes unique information and testimonies in their works, for a better understanding of the life of the Byzantine Empire. Of course, we do not intend an exhaustive approach to the subject, the text being only an overview of the life and works of the authors.

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