The “Historia Langobardorum” by Paul the Deacon

The Historia Langobardorum — The History of the Lombards — by Paul the Deacon is the oldest chronicle relevant to the history of Venice. It probably dates to the 780s or 790s.

As the name implies, it is a chronicle of the Lombards — or Langobards — but as the Lombard invasion was a pivotal event in the history of early Venice, there are several chapters relevant to Venice.

The Historia Langobardorum was also an important source for many of the later Venetian chronicles and writings. It is, and it always was, an essential source for the study of early Venice.

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Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sources-and-publications/the-historia-langobardorum-by-paul-the-deacon/

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A highly biased account of the Byzantine court of Emperor Justinian and his consort, Empress Theodora. A tale of two powerful men — the Emperor and his General, Belisarius — who are portrayed as spineless and under the thumb of their "nymphomaniac" wives. Filled with political vitriol and graphic scenes of torture from the start.

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Two volume monograph by the Institute of Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Open access 😀

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Barbarians, Rhomaiоi and Those in Between, ed. B. Krsmanović