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A documentary of the reign of John I Tzimiskes, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (AD 969-976).
Chapter:
00:00 Consolidation of Power
06:33 Italy and Aleppo
08:31 The Rus' War
15:43 The Destruction of Bulgaria
17:13 Wars in the East
Bibliography:
Primary Sources
John Skylitzes, Synopsis of History, translated by J. Wortley, (2010).
Leo the Deacon, History, translated by A.-M. Talbot and D. F. Sullivan, (2005).
Matthew of Edessa, The Chronicle, translated by A. E. Dostourian, (1993).
Yahya of Antioch, edited and French translation by I. Kratchkovsky and A. Vasiliev, in Patrologia Orientalis, vol. XVIII, XXIII, 345–520, (1924-1932).
Scholarship
Kaldellis, A. (2017) Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium,
955 A.D. To the First Crusade. Oxford.
Morris, R. (1988) 'The Two Faces of Nikephoros Phokas', in BMGS 12, 83-115.
Talbot, A.-M. And Sullivan, D. F., (2005) The History of Leo the Deacon: Byzantine Military Expansion in the Tenth Century, Washington D. C.
Email
easternromanhistory@gmail.com
Discord
discord.gg/wxVmswV
If you would like to support Eastern Roman History, I have a Patreon:
patreon.com/EasternRomanHistory
Music Credits:
'Enemy Attack', 'Trisection', 'Unavoidable Battle', 'Night Attack', and 'Doubtful Atmosphere' by Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions by Square Enix.
'War Situation', 'White Storm' and 'Island Atlas' by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda and Noriyuki Kamikura from Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together by Quest and Square Enix.
All images used are for educational purposes, if I have used a piece of art and you would like me to credit you, please contact me and I shall do so.
A documentary of the reign of John I Tzimiskes, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (AD 969-976).
Chapter:
00:00 Consolidation of Power
06:33 Italy and Aleppo
08:31 The Rus' War
15:43 The Destruction of Bulgaria
17:13 Wars in the East
Bibliography:
Primary Sources
John Skylitzes, Synopsis of History, translated by J. Wortley, (2010).
Leo the Deacon, History, translated by A.-M. Talbot and D. F. Sullivan, (2005).
Matthew of Edessa, The Chronicle, translated by A. E. Dostourian, (1993).
Yahya of Antioch, edited and French translation by I. Kratchkovsky and A. Vasiliev, in Patrologia Orientalis, vol. XVIII, XXIII, 345–520, (1924-1932).
Scholarship
Kaldellis, A. (2017) Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium,
955 A.D. To the First Crusade. Oxford.
Morris, R. (1988) 'The Two Faces of Nikephoros Phokas', in BMGS 12, 83-115.
Talbot, A.-M. And Sullivan, D. F., (2005) The History of Leo the Deacon: Byzantine Military Expansion in the Tenth Century, Washington D. C.
easternromanhistory@gmail.com
Discord
discord.gg/wxVmswV
If you would like to support Eastern Roman History, I have a Patreon:
patreon.com/EasternRomanHistory
Music Credits:
'Enemy Attack', 'Trisection', 'Unavoidable Battle', 'Night Attack', and 'Doubtful Atmosphere' by Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions by Square Enix.
'War Situation', 'White Storm' and 'Island Atlas' by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mitsuhiro Kaneda and Noriyuki Kamikura from Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together by Quest and Square Enix.
All images used are for educational purposes, if I have used a piece of art and you would like me to credit you, please contact me and I shall do so.
