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The History of Zonaras (Routledge Classical Translations) 1st Edition

by Thomas Banchich (Translator)
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While an exile from Constantinople, the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras culled earlier chronicles and histories to compose an account of events from creation to the reign of Alexius Comnenus. For topics where his sources are lost or appear elsewhere in more truncated form, his testimony and the identification of the texts on which he depends are of critical importance.

For his account of the first two centuries of the Principate, Zonaras employed now-lost portions of Cassius Dio. From the point where Dio’s History ended, to the reign of Theodosius the Great (d. 395), he turned to other sources to produce a uniquely full historical narrative of the critical years 235-395, making Books XII.15-XIII.19 of the Epitome central to the study of both late Roman history and late Roman and Byzantine historiography.

This key section of the Epitome, together with Zonaras’ Prologue, here appears in English for the first time, both complemented by a historical and historiographical commentary. A special feature of the latter is a first-ever English translation of a broad range of sources which illuminate Zonaras’ account and the historiographical traditions it reflects. Among the authors whose newly translated works occupy a prominent place in the commentary are George Cedrenus, George the Monk, John of Antioch, Peter the Patrician, Symeon Magister, and Theodore Scutariotes. Specialized indices facilitate the use of the translations and commentary alike.

The result is an invaluable guide and stimulus to further research for scholars and students of the history and historiography of Rome and Byzantium.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (September 7, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415694329
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415694322
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.43 x 0.74 x 8.5 inches
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Arch Stanton
5.0 out of 5 stars Why Is This the First English Translation?
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2011
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This book is the single most important book for understanding the narrative of the 3rd and 4th Centuries. It is an epitome (summary) by a Byzantine monk from the 12th Century using a number of older sources. If you've ever read Cassius Dio then you've read at least part of Zonarus. Most of Dio is missing so they just fill in the gaps with fragments from Zonarus and a couple other epitomizers. The first thing that you'll notice about this book is that it doesn't include all of Zonarus. Since there are 18 books of his history it can't be that surprising that it can't all be stuffed in one volume. What this book does contain is (most of) books 12 and 13 which picks up after Alexander Severus (235 AD) and ends after Theodosius (395 AD). The sources that Zonarus abbreviated for his other volumes are mostly still intact. This is the only section where his sources are unknown and cannot be attributed to another author.

The translation is pretty good. Considering that this is the first time Zonarus has been translated into English it makes sense that the author would go for accuracy over style which makes the book rather hard to read. Another annoying thing is that all the footnotes are placed at the end of each chapter. While opinion is divided on whether footnotes should go at the bottom of the page or all together at the end I consider it essential for original sources at least to have the footnotes at the bottom. These footnotes inform the reader of the other information available on events and the accuracy of the author. It is very important that you read the footnotes thoroughly. This makes it extremely irritating to keep having to flip between the front and back of the book. This is an unfortunate error given the otherwise excellent quality of the book. Considering the rarity of the subject matter it is absolutely worth getting your hands on if you have any interest in the period.
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Stefano Nikolaou
5.0 out of 5 stars The Unexplored Area of Byzantine Chronicles
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2018
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The Third and Fourth Centuries AD are renowned for their lack of sources. Flash forward to the Eleventh century and you have the Byzantine monk John Zonaras compiling a chronicle. He had access to excellent sources, some of which modern historians are unable to identify. That means his account of Roman history from the reigns of Alexander Severus to Theodosius the Great is particularly valuable. The text itself is rather short, taking up only 32 pages (pages 40 to 72) from Book XII of Zonaras’s chronicle and 40 pages (pages 148 to 188) from Book XIII. The rest of the book is taken up with discussion and commentary. Each section is compared and analysed with extant sources. Banchich and Lane often translate these sources in parallel columns. These other sources include Theodore Lector, George Cedrenus, Theodore Scutariotes, Zosimus, George the Monk, Aurelius Victor, Symeon Magister and John of Antioch.

I found this book to be scholarship of the highest level. I don’t particularly care about the identity of Zonaras’s source (it has been vigorously disputed in the academic community) but I do appreciate the source being made available.
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Michael DiMaio
5.0 out of 5 stars Correction to Arch Stanton's Review of Banchich and Lane's Zonaras
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016
I would like to make a few comments on Arch Stanton's review of Tom Banchich and the late Eugene Lane's edition of the Epitome Historiarum by John Zonaras (Stanton spelled his last name as Zonarus). Although his comments on the translation and commentary are on the mark, he should have read the introduction to the work more closely. The text of the Neo-Flavian material (12.32-13.13) covering the reigns of Constantius I to that of Julian II, which is the heart of Banchich and Lane's work, was first translated into English by me in 1977 as part of my doctoral dissertation at the University of Missouri under the guidance of Eugene Lane (Zonaras' Account of the Neo-Flavian Emperors: A Commentary).

The work by these two gentlemen goes beyond what I said forty years ago.
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