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Michael Attaleiates
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Byzantine judge and historian (11th century)
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Michael Attaleiates was a male historian, writer, and jurist who lived during the 11th century. He was a citizen of the Byzantine Empire and was born in Antalya. His period of activity is recorded as 1100. He held the position of judge and wrote in medieval Greek, a language he also spoke and signed. His name in his native language is Μιχαήλ Ἀτταλειάτης.
He is the author of three works, including Michaelis Attaliotae historia and La Diataxis de Michel Attaliate. His life and work have been described by sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 11th cent.
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Michaelis Attaliotae historia
- La Diataxis de Michel Attaliate
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1022 , Attaleia
- Died
- c. 1080 , Constantinople
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Occupations
- chronicler , historian , public servant
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Antalya
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- judge
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
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- date of birth
- 1021-00-00
- date of death
- 1080-00-00
- Commons category
- Michael Attaleiates
- floruit
- 1100-00-00
- name in native language
- Μιχαήλ Ἀτταλειάτης
- writing language
- medieval Greek
- described by source
- Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Attaleiates or Attaliates (Ancient Greek: Μιχαήλ Ἀτταλειάτης, romanized: Michaḗl Attaleiátēs, Byzantine Greek: [mixaˈil atːaliˈatis]; c. 1022 – 1080) was a Byzantine Greek chronicler, public servant and historian active in Constantinople and around the empire's provinces in the second half of the eleventh century. He was a younger contemporary (possibly even a student) of Michael Psellos and likely an older colleague of John Skylitzes, the two other Byzantine historians of the eleventh century whose work survives.
Life and work
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