Late Antique Historiography

History

Title(s):
  • History
  • Ἱστορία
    (Historia, History)
Author:
Period covered:
At least the Quinisext council of 691/692.
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Secular history (general)
  • Chronicle (general)
  • Ecclesiastical history
Remarks:
The precise nature of the work is unclear. The fact that it discussed a council suggests an ecclesiastical history or a chronicle, but the first genre was rarely practised in this period and there are no other examples of chronicles discussing the council of 691-692.  An early date of the author (eighth-ninth century) is possible but far from certain. There is a remote possibility that he is identical with Constantine the Deacon.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Theodore Balsamon, Commentary on the canons of the Council of Constantinople 691/692 [Patrologia Graeca 137: 509C]
Users:
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • W. Brandes (2017) 'Konstantinos von Kaisareia: Ein unbekannter Historiker?' In: Prosopon rhomaikon. Ergänzende Studien zur Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit (Millennium studies, 68), eds. A. Beihammer, B. Krönung, C. Ludwig. Berlin: 175-179.