Borrowings from "The Epitome" of the Work of Theodore Lector in "The Chronicle" of George the Monk for the Reign of Emperors Theodosius II and Marcian
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to analyse the use of sources by George Monk in his Chronicle. The analysis concerns George Monk's use of the Epitome of the works of Theodore Lector (Historia tripartita, Historia ecclesiastica) which were written in the early sixth century for the period of the reigns of Emperors Theodosius II and Marcian. Both obvious borrowings and information taken through Theophanes' Chronography are analysed. In addition, the author suggests, on the basis of analogies with the work of Theophanes, that three other passages in the Chronicle – the account of the awakening in Ephesus of the persecuted under Decius, the description of the revelation of the Trisagion hymn in Constantinople under the episcopate of Proclus, and the description of Pulcheria's choice of Marcian as successor to Emperor Theodosius II – were probably originally found in the aforementioned works of Theodore Lector.
Keywords:
George the Monk, Theodore Lector, Byzantine historiography, Trisagion, Pulcheria, Seven Sleepers of EphesusReferences
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