Konstantinos Manasses

Byzantine writer · Writers · Lived 1130 to 1187 · aged 57

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Constantine Manasses was a Byzantine chronicler and poet who was active during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180). His main work was Synopsis Chronike, a poetic overview of world history.

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Constantine Manasses (right) next to tsar Ivan Alexander (middle) and Jesus Christ (left). Miniature from the Vatican copy of the Middle Bulgarian translation of Synopsis Chronike, 14th century.

Writers born in the 1130s 6

Rashid ad-Din Sinan52.2 Andronikos Doukas Angelos50.3

Michael Choniates49.9

William of Newburgh49.6

Cyril of Turaw49.5 Qatada ibn Idris48.5

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Constantine Manasses was a Byzantine chronicler and poet who was active during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180). His main work was Synopsis Chronike, a poetic overview of world history. In his final years, Constantine may have been appointed as the metropolitan of Naupactos, although some modern scholars reject the idea.