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John Skylitzes

1040 - 1101

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John Skylitzes, commonly Latinized as Ioannes Scylitzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Σκυλίτζης, romanized: Iōánnēs Skylítzēs, Byzantine Greek: [i.oˈa.nis sc̠iˈlit.t͡sis]; Latin: Ioannes Scyllitzes, Latin: [jɔˈan.ne̝s sk̟ilˈlit̪.d͡ze̝s]; early 1040s – after 1101), was a Byzantine historian of the late 11th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Skylitzes is the 61st most popular historian (down from 59th in 2019). (up from 288th in 2019)

John Skylitzes is most famous for his chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, which he wrote in the 10th century.

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Among historians, John Skylitzes ranks 61 out of 561. Before him are Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Justin, Francesco Guicciardini, Euhemerus, Ernst Gombrich, and Johann Gustav Droysen. After him are Heinrich Wölfflin, Tzvetan Todorov, Jared Diamond, Libanius, Movses Khorenatsi, and Callisthenes.

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Among people born in 1040, John Skylitzes ranks 3. Before him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile, and Rashi. After him are Géza I of Hungary, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Ida of Lorraine, Ivo of Chartres, Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg, Håkan the Red, Sikelgaita, Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, and Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1101, John Skylitzes ranks 6. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roger I of Sicily, Bruno of Cologne, Su Shi, and Hugh, Count of Vermandois. After him are Conrad II of Italy, Su Song, Al-Musta'li, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, and Vseslav of Polotsk.

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