Theophanes, Chronographia

Theophanes, Chronographia: a Standard history source. Covers AD 600 – 813, with 86 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.

TypeStandard history
ViewpointInsider account
Years coveredAD 600 – 813
Events86 events, 56 placed on the map
Author테오파네스 (Theophanes Confessor)
Original titleTheophanes Confessor, Chronographia (Bonn 라틴 대역)

Regions: West Asia 47 · Southern Europe 35 · Eastern Europe & Russia 1 · Egypt & North Africa 1

Events

YearPlaceEventPassage
AD 600 – 607ConstantinoplePhocas has the sons of Maurice, Germanus and his daughter executed on the island of Prote.part_06 줄 1653-1657
AD 600 – 607EuphratesThe Persian army crosses the Euphrates and plunders all of Syria, Palestine and Phoenicia.part_06 줄 1659-1661
AD 600 – 607Priscus tells Heraclius, governor of Africa, to send his son Heraclius, in preparation against Phocas.part_06 줄 1663-1667
AD 600 – 607ConstantinopleAngry at the Prasini faction, Phocas condemns them so that they cannot hold public office.part_06 줄 1729-1730 부근
AD 600 – 607In severe cold the sea freezes and fish die in swarms.part_06 줄 1737-1738
AD 600 – 607ConstantinoplePhocas has Macrobius Scribonius shot dead with arrows in the forum and hung at the fortress of Hebdomon.part_06 줄 1739-1741
AD 600 – 607AbydosHeraclius lands at Abydos and meets Theodorus, count of Abydos, and hears of conditions in Constantinople.part_06 줄 1791-1792
AD 608ChalcedonThe Persian army prepares an expedition to Chalcedon and occupies it.part_06 줄 2011-2012
AD 609Heraclius sends envoys for peace, but Khosrow refuses, setting the condition that he abandon the God of the cross and worship the sun. Pendingpart_06 줄 2017-2020
AD 610 – 612ConstantinopleHeraclius goes as far as the Long Wall to meet Shahen (Chagan) and secure peace, but Chagan breaks the oath and makes a surprise attack.part_06 줄 2022-2029
AD 613 – 616ConstantinopleHeraclius sets out on the Persian campaign after Easter, melting down church vessels beforehand to raise money.part_06 줄 2124-2127
AD 617 – 619To raise a new army, Khosrow gathers foreigners, commoners and slaves and entrusts them to General Sai.part_06 줄 3033-3035
AD 617 – 619TbilisiWhen the Khazar khan Ziebel sees Heraclius, he runs up, kisses his neck and bows (outside the walls of Tiflis, before Persian onlookers).part_06 줄 3079-3086
AD 617 – 619TbilisiZiebel gives Heraclius 40,000 elite troops as war allies.part_06 줄 3093
AD 620JerusalemHeraclius leaves Constantinople with the Holy Cross and goes on a thanksgiving pilgrimage to Jerusalem.part_06 줄 3941-3943
AD 620TiberiasWhen Heraclius reaches Tiberias, Christians denounce Benjamin, who is very wealthy.part_06 줄 3943-3945
AD 621 – 622HierapolisWhile Heraclius is at Hierapolis, the Jacobite patriarch Athanasius visits and they discuss doctrine.part_06 줄 4071-4073
AD 623 – 624Civil war breaks out inside Persia, and they exhaust each other.part_06 줄 4515
AD 623 – 624To celebrate victory over Persia, the king of India sends pearls and jewels.part_06 줄 4516-4518
AD 625 – 630GazaOne band of the four generals sent by Abu Bakr occupies Gaza and the surrounding area.part_06 줄 4586-4588
AD 625 – 630An earthquake strikes Palestine and a shining pillar appears in the sky.part_06 줄 4606-4608
AD 625 – 630Caesarea PalaestinaeSergius goes out with a few soldiers before Caesarea and is killed in battle, and the rest of the soldiers die too.part_06 줄 4597-4603
AD 625 – 630DamascusThe Saracens move camp, attack and take Damascus and also settle in the province of Phoenicia.part_06 줄 4677-4679
AD 631PersiaThe Saracens begin an armed expedition against Persia. The Persian king Hormisdas flees and hides deep in the interior.part_07 줄 309-313
AD 632 – 634불명Emperor Heraclius dies (reigned 30 years and 10 months). His son Constantine is poisoned four months later by his stepmother Martina and Patriarch Pyrrhus, and Martina's son Heraclonas takes power with his mother.part_07 줄 317-322
AD 635 – 640JerusalemUmar sets about rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem. The buildings keep collapsing, and the Jews answer that the cross on the Mount of Olives must be removed; when the cross is taken down, the building stands.part_07 줄 364-368
AD 641Aradus (Arwad)Muawiya leads an army, attacks and takes Aradus. He lets the inhabitants live but burns the town and tears down the walls, so that the island is emptied of all its islanders.part_07 줄 445-448
AD 641RomeA council in Rome presided over by Pope Martin condemns Monothelitism.part_07 줄 451-452
AD 642 – 645IsauriaThe commander of an Arab camp invades Isauria. The OCR breaks off at the end of a line, so the rest cannot be confirmed.part_07 줄 454-454
AD 646Tripoli (Phoenicia)Muawiya equips a large fleet to attack Constantinople and gathers military supplies at the Phoenician city of Tripoli. At the same time two Christian brothers there break open the prison, free the prisoners, kill the commander's party and burn the goods.part_07 줄 587-590
AD 647Medina (Yathrib)The Arab Uthman is killed through the schemes of the people of Ethribenses. Arab internal strife (the party of Ali and that of Muawiya) begins thereafter.part_07 줄 682-683
AD 648 – 652BarbalissosThe armies of Muawiya and Ali face each other on the plain of Barbalissos beside the Euphrates. Muawiya seizes the watercourse and Ali's soldiers collapse from thirst, so Muawiya wins without even fighting.part_07 줄 691-696
AD 653 – 654SyracuseThe emperor (Constans) abandons Constantinople and moves to Syracuse in Sicily. He tried to summon his wife and children, but the citizens of Byzantium would not send them.part_07 줄 836-839
AD 655 – 661DamascusSome of those taken captive in Sicily settle in Damascus of their own will.part_07 줄 847-848
AD 662 – 663CyzicusThe Arab general Phadalas winters at Cyzicus. That year a harsh winter endangers people and beasts.part_07 줄 1222-1224
AD 664 – 669CiliciaMuamed and Caisus pass by Cilicia with a large fleet. Caisus winters in Cilicia and Lycia.part_07 줄 1233-1235
AD 664 – 669SmyrnaMuamed (son of Abdela) winters at Smyrna.part_07 줄 1236-1236
AD 670EdessaA great earthquake in Mesopotamia. The dome of the church of Edessa collapses. Muawiya repairs it at the Christians' request.part_07 줄 1553-1555
AD 671 – 675불명The Saracen king Muawiya dies on 6 April ("Mavias primus ... leto extinctus est"). His son succeeds him. The original does not give the place.part_07 줄 1557-1558
AD 676 – 680SyriaA great famine and plague in Syria. When the Mardaites come out around the Lebanon mountains, Abimelech asks to renew the earlier peace and sends 365,000 gold coins plus slaves and horses.part_07 줄 1936-1941
AD 681 – 689Mecca (Makkah)Abdimelech sends the Chagan to Macca to fight Zumir. The Chagan kills Zumir and takes control of the region, burning the idol temple and destroying the idols.part_07 줄 2307-2308
AD 690 – 694AfricaThe Arabs invade the province of Africa, take it by force and place garrisons of their own army there.part_07 줄 2687-2688
AD 695ArmeniaArmenian nobles rise up and kill all the Saracens. Muamed campaigns, kills them and returns Armenia to Saracen rule.part_07 줄 2883-2886
AD 695CiliciaAzar invades Cilicia with 10,000 armed men. The emperor's brother Heraclius opposes him and kills many soldiers.part_07 줄 2889-2890
AD 696 – 718SisiumAzibus (son of Cunei) moves an army into Cilicia, besieges and takes and razes the fortress of Sisium. Heraclius opposes him and defeats 12,000 Arabs.part_07 줄 2894-2896
AD 696 – 718Chersonae (Sevastopol)Justinian (II), staying at Cherson (in exile), declares that they must entrust the power of the empire to him again.part_07 줄 2897-2898
AD 719Ateus (castrum)The army of Maviasa (Maslama) takes the fortress of Ateus and returns.part_08 줄 761
AD 720ArmeniaThe son of a Khazar chieftain invades Media and Armenia by force (the following sentence breaks off at a line end).part_08 줄 762~765
AD 721Turcorum terraeMaslama marches on the land of the Turks and engages in battle, and many fall on both sides.part_08 줄 770~771
AD 722Romana ditioMaslama invades Roman territory by force.part_08 줄 964
AD 723 – 724TurciaMaslama sends his army to Turkia.part_08 줄 968
AD 725 – 726SyriaPlague spreads in Syria and many people die.part_08 줄 1071
AD 727ArmeniaSulaiman (son of Isam) sends an army to the province of Armenia (the following sentence breaks off).part_08 줄 1079
AD 728RomaniaMauias makes war on Romania, but a few days later (the following sentence breaks off).part_08 줄 1082
AD 729 – 731AsiaSulaiman carries off many captives from Asia.part_08 줄 1085
AD 729 – 737NicomediaA great earthquake: on 20 October the quake brings down churches and monasteries, and cities such as Nicomedia and Nicaea in Bithynia collapse (only one church remains in Nicaea).part_08 줄 1214~1221
AD 737 – 741Marw(마르완) 전투지 불명Marwan gathers his whole army and fights a battle (a later line says he fled to Palmyra; the subject needs checking).part_08 줄 2108~2110
AD 742 – 750EmesaThe Chalcidians rise against the Persians of Mauropolis, and about four thousand die on the border of Emesa.part_08 줄 2617~2618
AD 751 – 754BulgariaThe emperor moves his army to Bulgaria and reaches Beregaba. The Bulgars face him at Klousoura (the narrow pass), and many of the emperor's troops die.part_08 줄 3011~3012
AD 751 – 755AnchialusThe emperor camps on the plain of Anchialos and afterward fights the Bulgars.part_08 줄 3238
AD 755 – 763Constantinopolis (추정)On 20 November (Indiction 4) the impious emperor persecutes God-fearing people and arrests and imprisons monks. Pendingpart_08 줄 3571~3572
AD 764 – 765AfricaAbdelas is sent to Africa with a large army, and Alfadal Barinar invades Roman territory.part_08 줄 4584~4585
AD 766 – 768Syria280 captives from Africa are sent to Syria and paraded in public like a triumph.part_08 줄 4725~4726
AD 769Romana ditioUtmas (son of Kaka) invades Roman territory.part_08 줄 5095
AD 770DabecumUtmas settles at Dabecum and stirs up unrest.part_08 줄 5102
AD 779 – 780DabecumMahdi marches on Dabecum with a large army and sends his son Aaron on a campaign against Romania.줄 149–150
AD 779 – 780EmesaMahdi goes to Emesa and begins open persecution of Christians and Jews.줄 153–156
AD 780ConstantinopleLeo IV dies (8 September).줄 307–309
AD 780ConstantinopleIrene takes the throne with her son Constantine (VI) (September, Indiction 4).줄 317–319
AD 787NicaeaBishops gather at Nicaea all summer and a council is convened (the original writes only "concilium").줄 1180–1182
AD 788ConstantinopleConstantine VI marries Maria of Armenia (November, Indiction 12). The original says his mother had him break the betrothal to a Frankish princess.줄 1301–1307
AD 788 – 789StrymonPhiletus, the Thracian general, is ambushed by Bulgarians and killed while advancing toward the Strymon (he marched without posting a guard).줄 1307–1310
AD 789ConstantinopleA great earthquake in Constantinople: people cannot sleep in their houses and stay in tents and gardens.줄 1404–1406
AD 790AtroaThe thematic armies gather at Atroa and demand recognition of Constantine VI as sole emperor.줄 1592–1594
AD 795ConstantinopleConstantine VI marries Theodote (September, Indiction 4, at the Palace of St. Mamas). The original calls it an unlawful marriage.줄 2049–2051
AD 797ConstantinopleConstantine VI is confined in the Porphyra chamber and blinded (15 August, on Irene's side's orders).줄 2288–2297
AD 804 – 805AncyraAaron invades Asia Minor and reaches Ancyra. A treaty by which Nikephoros pays annual tribute (the amount is garbled by OCR).줄 3182–3198
AD 811Nikephoros I is defeated and killed by Krum in the Bulgarian campaign, and his head is mounted on a pole (25 July).줄 3839–3842
AD 811ConstantinopleMichael I is acclaimed emperor at the Hippodrome by the senate and military units (2 October, first hour).줄 4005–4007
AD 811ConstantinopleMichael I crowns his son Theophylact emperor in the great church (25 December).줄 4150–4156
AD 812Debeltum (Deultum)Krum besieges and captures Develtos and moves its inhabitants to another land (during Michael's campaign).줄 4205–4208
AD 812MesembriaKrum attacks Mesembria with siege engines and takes it within October. The capture of 36 siphons and Greek fire at the same place is recorded.줄 4333–4344, 4449–4458
AD 812 – 813Adrianople(Subject unclear: no name in the fragment) Besieges Adrianople and takes it by force; before that, withdraws with carts loaded with bronze lions, dragon statues and other items from the amphitheater.part_10.txt 줄 139~141
AD 813ConstantinopleLeo, the commander of the East, is raised up by the army, acclaimed Roman emperor on the platform before the capital, and about noon enters by the Golden (Chrysê) Gate and goes into the palace.part_10.txt 줄 94~108
AD 813ConstantinopleHearing of Leo's elevation, Michael takes refuge with his wife (the original "Proco-cia" breaks at a line end) and children in a prayer house beside the market, has his head shaved and puts on a monk's habit.part_10.txt 줄 108~110
AD 813ConstantinopleOn 11 July, at the ambo of the great church, Patriarch Nikephoros places the crown on Leo (coronation).part_10.txt 줄 110~112

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