New Considerations on the “Historia Syntomos” of Michael Psellos

Abstract

"Chapter 1 of this paper investigates the main themes in the research of Michael Psellos’ Historia Syntomos. Chapter 2 puts forward the question of possible interrelations between the Historia Syntomos and one type of the short imperial chronicles, the so-called Kaiserlisten. Chapter 3 reexamines the possible relation between the Historia Syntomos and a short Psellos’ work entitled Περὶ τῆς κατὰ Χριστὸν γενεαλογίας. Keywords: Michael Psellos, Historia Syntomos, Byzantine chronography, Kaiserlisten, chronology, treatise Περὶ τῆς κατὰ Χριστὸν γενεαλογίας. "