John Wortley: 3 books
John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057
Translation and Notes
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
John Skylitzes' extraordinary Middle Byzantine chronicle covers the reigns of the Byzantine emperors from the death of Nicephorus I in 811 to the deposition of Michael VI in 1057, and provides the only surviving continuous narrative of the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. A high official living...
by John Wortley, Palladius of Aspuna
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015
Born in Galatia in the 360s, Palladius enrolled as a monk on the Mount of Olives in his early twenties. As a monk, he traveled to Alexandria, the desert of Nitria, the Cells, Palestine, Rome, and the Thebaid. During his travels he encountered Rufinus of Aquileia, Melania the Elder, the hermit Dorotheos,...
The Anonymous Sayings of the Desert Fathers
A Select Edition and Complete English Translation
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
The Tales and Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) are a key source of evidence for the practice and theory respectively of eremitic monasticism, a significant phenomenon within the early history of Christianity. The publication of this book finally ensures the availability of all...