Chronicle Of Monemvasia
The ''Chronicle of Monemvasia'' ( el, Τὸ χρονικὸν τῆς Μονεμβασίας, rarely known as the ''Chronicle of the Peloponnesos'' coined by French Byzantinist Paul Lemerle) is a medieval text of which four versions, all written in medieval Greek, are extant. The author (or authors) of the account is currently unknown. The ''Chronicle'', specifically the version from the Iberikon monastery, narrates the events that depict the Avaro- Slavic conquest and colonization of mainland Greece, covering a period from 587 to 805 AD. Despite its compelling narrative, the ''Chronicle'' is not an actual chronicle. The text represents a compilation of sources involving Avars and Slavs and focuses on the foundation of the metropolitan see of Patras. It is possible that the ''Chronicle'' was actually used in negotiations with the metropolitan of Corinth over the status of the metropolitan of Patras. Versions The first manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was published in 1749 by Josep ...
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Byzantine Studies
Byzantine studies is an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, demography, dress, religion/theology, art, literature/epigraphy, music, science, economy, coinage and politics of the Eastern Roman Empire. The discipline's founder in Germany is considered to be the philologist Hieronymus Wolf (1516–1580), a Renaissance Humanist. He gave the name "Byzantine" to the Eastern Roman Empire that continued after the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 AD. About 100 years after the final conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans, Wolf began to collect, edit, and translate the writings of Byzantine philosophers.''Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557)''

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