Katakalon Kekaumenos
Katakalon Kekaumenos (Greek: Κατακαλὼν Κεκαυμένος) was a prominent Byzantine general of the mid-11th century.
Biography
Katakalon Kekaumenos was born in
In 1042, Emperor
Emperor Constantine IX's successor,
Portrayal in the sources and literary activity
Kekaumenos apparently wrote an autobiography, which was then used as his primary source for the events of 1042–1057 by John Skylitzes in his own history. Hence, Skylitzes's narrative describes his career in great detail and is highly laudatory of the general and his achievements.[1][6] Katakalon Kekaumenos has also been put forward as the author of the so-called Strategikon of Kekaumenos, but his identification with its author, known only as Kekaumenos, is rejected by most modern scholars.[7] He is also portrayed in the Turkish drama series "Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu".
References
- ^ a b c d e f g ODB, "Katakalon Kekaumenos" (C. M. Brand, A. Kazhdan), p. 1113.
- ^ Guilland 1967, Tome I, p. 452 and Tome II, p. 108
- ^ a b Guilland 1967, Tome I, p. 452.
- ^ Guilland 1967, Tome I, pp. 383–384, 387
- ^ Guilland 1967, Tome I, pp. 37, 130, 186, 452
- ^ Holmes 2005, pp. 91, 111, 292–293.
- ^ ODB, "Katakalon Kekaumenos" (C. M. Brand, A. Kazhdan), p. 1113; "Kekaumenos" (A. Kazhdan), p. 1119.
Sources
- Guilland, Rodolphe (1967). Recherches sur les Institutions Byzantines, Tomes I–II (in French). Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
- Holmes, Catherine (2005). Basil II and the Governance of Empire (976–1025). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-927968-5.
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.