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John Zonaras
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12th century Byzantine chronicler and theologian
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John Zonaras was a male writer, historian, monk, and theologian from the Byzantine Empire. Born in 1074, he wrote in Ancient Greek and adhered to Eastern Orthodoxy. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
His notable works include the Epitome Istoriōn, Annales, Ioannis Zonarae Annales, Ioannis Zonarae epitome historiarum, and Ioannis Zonarae Epitome Historiarum. Open Library lists his author name as Zonaras, Joannes, noting a birth date of the 12th century and a work count of eight. Europeana Sparql records a works count of ten.
Synthesized by Vinony from 15 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Vinony's link graph records 748 inbound references to John Zonaras, and connects out to Latin, chess and Herodotus.
It is catalogued under topics including 1070s births, 1140s deaths and 12th-century Byzantine historians.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 12th cent.
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Epitome Istoriōn / Iōannes Zōnaras
- Annales
- Ioannis Zonarae Annales
- Ioannis Zonarae epitome historiarum
- Ioannis Zonarae Epitome Historiarum, Volumes 3-4; Volume 204
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Byzantine Empire
- Occupation
- canon law jurist
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Image
- Jean Zonare Historien Grec. (BM 1879,1213.109).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- date of death
- 1130-00-00
- date of birth
- 1074-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- Commons category
- Joannes Zonaras
- P13311
- 1358
- Commons Creator page
- John Zonaras
- P8168
- Puy-Saint-Martin
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to John Zonaras, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
16th-century depiction of Joannes Zonaras. Joannes or John Zonaras (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ζωναρᾶς Iōánnēs Zōnarâs; c. 1070 – c. 1140) was a Byzantine Roman historian, chronicler and theologian who lived in Constantinople. Under Emperor Alexios I Komnenos he held the offices of head justice and private secretary (protasēkrētis) to the emperor, but after Alexios' death, he retired to the monastery on the Island of Hagia Glykeria, (İncir Adası, in the Bay of Tuzla), where he spent the rest of his life writing books.
Life
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