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Constantine Manasses

1130 - 1187

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Constantine Manasses (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Μανασσῆς; c. 1130 – c. 1187) was a Byzantine chronicler who flourished in the 12th century during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (1143–1180). He was the author of a Synopsis Chronike (Σύνοψις Χρονική, "summary chronicle"), which narrates history from the creation of the world to the end of the reign of Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1081), sponsored by Irene Komnene, the emperor's sister-in-law. It was probably written around 1150, shortly before Irene's death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantine Manasses has received more than 61,497 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Constantine Manasses is the 2,097th most popular writer (up from 2,327th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 719th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Notable Works

Priemudrago Manasia lietopistsa subranie lietno
2007
Synopsis chroniki
World history, Early works to 1800, Bulgarian Manuscripts
2007
Constantini Manassis Annales, Graecè ac Latinè
1616
Verschronik
Greek poetry, Translations into German, World history
"Charmante, aber unbeherrschte Kronprätendenten, mädchenhafte fünfzigjährige Kaiserinnen, goldene Musikautomaten am Hof, eine ruinöse Schlacht bei Mantzikert (die Vorwand für den ersten Kreuzzug wurde) - der mittelbyzantinische Chronist Konstantinos Manasses schrieb keine trockenen Berichte, sondern Geschichten aus der Geschichte. Seine Chronik beginnt zwar mit der Schöpfung der Welt und reicht beinahe bis in die Lebenszeit des Autors, doch handelt es sich um mehr als eine Aneinanderreihung von historischen Fakten. Manasses war vielmehr daran interessiert, seiner Auftraggeberin Eirene, der Schwägerin des Kaisers Manuel I. Komnenos, auch von Mord und Totschlag, Liebe, Eifersucht und Neid zu erzählen. Die deutsche Erstübersetzung richtet sich nicht nur an die byzantinistische Fachwelt, sondern auch an ein Publikum von Historikern und Literaturwissenschaftlern, das entdecken möchte, wie es einem byzantinischen Autor des 12. Jahrhunderts gelang, von der Geschichte in abwechslungsreichen und spannenden Episoden zu erzählen."--
2019
Hodoiporikon
Criticism and interpretation, Byzantine poetry, History and criticism
2017
Leetopista na Konstantin Manasi
World history, Early works to 1800, Church Slavic language
1963

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Constantine Manasses ranks 2,097 out of 7,302. Before him are Gaston III, Count of Foix, Tin Ujević, Jean Bruller, Yoshida Kenkō, Hamdallah Mustawfi, and C. W. Ceram. After him are Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Anne Golon, Li Shangyin, Fred Uhlman, Marthe Bibesco, and James Hilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1130, Constantine Manasses ranks 16. Before him are Charles VII of Sweden, Akka Mahadevi, Magnus II of Sweden, Theobald V, Count of Blois, Nicholas of Verdun, and Beatrice of Rethel. After him are Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne, Saint Meinhard, Kirill of Turov, Euphrosyne of Kiev, Rurik Rostislavich, and Al-Samawal al-Maghribi. Among people deceased in 1187, Constantine Manasses ranks 7. Before him are Pope Urban III, Pope Gregory VIII, Raynald of Châtillon, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Emperor Gaozong of Song, and Gerard of Cremona. After him are Adelaide of Vohburg, Alexios Branas, Roger de Moulins, and Ruben III, Prince of Armenia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Constantine Manasses ranks 568 out of 1,347. Before him are Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Demetrios Palaiologos (1407), Rüştü Reçber (1973), Damat Ferid Pasha (1853), Nihal Atsız (1905), and Kâzım Karabekir (1882). After him are Michael Choniates (1140), Anna of Trebizond (1350), Fatma Sultan (1548), Theophano Martinakia (865), Severus of Antioch (456), and Ariadne (null).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Constantine Manasses ranks 60. Before him are Zeki Müren (1931), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), Xenophon of Ephesus (101), Pir Sultan Abdal (1480), Menander Protector (550), and Nihal Atsız (1905). After him are Michael Choniates (1140), Antimachus (-400), Theodore I (1290), Methodius of Olympus (260), Zabel Yesayan (1878), and Phocylides (-560).

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