The history of Leo the Deacon
Subtitle: Byzantine military expansion in the tenth century
By: introduction, translation, and annotations by Alice-Mary Talbot and Denis F. Sullivan ; with the assistance of George T. Dennis and Stamatina McGrath.
Contributors: Talbot, Alice-Mary Maffry.; Sullivan, Denis.
Series: Dumbarton Oaks studies -- 41.
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780884023067
Subjects: Byzantine Empire -- History, Military -- 527-1081
Work titles: History.
Description: "This is the first English translation of the History of Leo the Deacon (born circa 950), a lively but little-known author intimately familiar with the palace politics of Constantinople. Leo’s firsthand experience of the campaigns and courts of two Byzantine emperors provides vivid descriptions of sieges, pitched battles, and ambushes. His account of the conspiracy against Nikephoros II Phokas, murdered as he slept on the floor in front of his icons, is one of the most dramatic in Byzantine narrative histories. Alice-Mary Talbot and Denis Sullivan, with the assistance of George T. Dennis and Stamatina McGrath, include an extensive introduction and detailed notes to guide the reader through the complex chronology, geography, and text of the History. Also included are five maps, two genealogical tables, and four indexes."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-242) and indexes.

History translated into English from the original Greek; critical matter in English.
Table of contents: title: The Byzantine Empire in the Tenth Century: Outline of Military and Political Events; title: The Byzantine Military in the Tenth Century; title: Biography of Leo the Deacon; title: D.  Leo as a "Historian"; title: E.  Manuscript Tradition of the History; title: F.  Editions; title: G. Translations; title: Note to the Reader; title: The History of Leo the Deacon; title: Book I; title: Book II; title: Book III; title: Book IV; title: Book V; title: Book VI; title: Book VII; title: Book VIII; title: Book IX; title: Book X; title: Genealogies  Partial Genealogy of the Macedonian Dynasty; title: Genealogy of the Phokas Family.