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Joannes Zonaras

1074 - 1130

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Joannes or John Zonaras (Greek: Ἰωάννης Ζωναρᾶς Iōánnēs Zōnarâs; c. 1070 – c. 1140) was a Byzantine Greek historian, chronicler and theologian who lived in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joannes Zonaras has received more than 127,315 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Joannes Zonaras is the 72nd most popular historian (up from 843rd in 2019). (up from 318th in 2019)

Joannes Zonaras was a Byzantine historian and theologian who lived during the 12th century. He is famous for his massive work, "Epitome Historiarum," which covers the history of the world from the Creation to the reign of Alexios I Komnenos. The work is especially valuable because it draws on a wide range of sources, many of which are now lost, and it provides a wealth of information on the politics, culture, and society of the Byzantine Empire and its neighbors. Zonaras' "Epitome" was widely read and respected in the Byzantine world and beyond, and it remains an important source for historians today.

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Among historians, Joannes Zonaras ranks 72 out of 339Before her are Henri Pirenne, Bernard Lewis, Theophylact Simocatta, Al-Baladhuri, Nicolaus of Damascus, and Johann Jakob Bachofen. After her are Al-Dhahabi, Movses Khorenatsi, Erich Auerbach, Carlo Ginzburg, Eutropius, and Donna Haraway.

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Among people born in 1074, Joannes Zonaras ranks 2Before her is Hugues de Payens. After her are Conrad II of Italy, Edgar, King of Scotland, Hugh, Count of Champagne, Al-Hafiz, Constantine Doukas, Gaston IV, Viscount of Béarn, and Maud, Countess of Huntingdon. Among people deceased in 1130, Joannes Zonaras ranks 2Before her is Pope Honorius II. After her are Isidore the Laborer, Bernard of Chartres, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Bohemond II of Antioch, Ibn Tumart, Sigurd the Crusader, Margaret Fredkulla, Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia, Aénor de Châtellerault, and Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah.

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