Revisiting the sources of leo the deacon the case of the excerpta constantiniana
Athanasios Markopoulos
Abstract:This paper takes a fresh look at the sources of Leo the Deacon and comments
on what has been written about them by other Byzantinists. It will also
study Leo the Deacon?s style of writing, which is certainly innovative,
since the History he authored stands apart from the historiographical works
that preceded it, as it seeks to meld the new historiography that had
emerged from the circle of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos with the
classical tradition. And Leo blazes new trails by praising spe… Show more
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