Malalas, John

Malalas, John
   Author of the first Byzantine world chronicle (q.v.). He was a native of Antioch (q.v.), which explains the attention he devotes to the city in his chronicle. The work goes from the Creation to 565, and it is distinguished by its use of the common vernacular, his inclusion of gossip and tall tales, and his credulous religiosity. It was meant to entertain ordinary readers and seems to have been popular. Once translated into Church Slavonic (q.v.), its influence spread well beyond Byzantium (q.v.).

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  • Malalas — Johannes Malalas (Malalas = syrisch für Rhetor; * um 490 in Antiochia am Orontes, Syrien; † um 570 in Konstantinopel) war ein oströmischer Historiker der ausgehenden Spätantike. Seine Identität mit dem Patriarchen Johannes III. Scholastikos ist… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Juan Malalas — (Ioannes Malalas o Malelas)[1] (? 491 578) fue un cronista bizantino nacido en Antioquía, que escribió en griego, y de convicción monofisita. Contenido 1 Obras 2 Ediciones modernas …   Wikipedia Español

  • Jean Malalas — (en grec ancien Ἰωάννης Μαλάλας / Iôánnês Malálas), né vers 490 ap. J. C. et mort vers 578 ap. J. C., est l auteur de la plus ancienne chronique byzantine conservée : la Chronographia (Χρονογραφία). Il a exercé une très grande influence sur… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Johannes Malalas — (Malalas = syrisch für Rhetor; * um 490 in Antiochia am Orontes, Syrien; † nach 570 in Konstantinopel) war ein oströmischer Historiker der ausgehenden Spätantike. Seine früher oft vermutete Identität mit Johannes III. Scholastikos, Patriarch von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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