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Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time c. 1062–1137 Also known as Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger、Nicephorus Bryennius、Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος ὁ νέος

Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (c. 1062–1137) was a Byzantine noble and historian, a close minister of Alexios I, who wrote the Historia and suppli…

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  1. 1091–1097Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireBryennios held an important post in the court of Alexios I, recording the deeds of the Komnenos family and continuously collecting and organizing court and military-political materials to accumulate material for his historical works.
  2. 1097–1137Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireIn 1097 Bryennios married Anna Komnene, after which he continued writing the Historia, recounting the reign of Alexios I; his manuscript became an important source for the Alexiad.

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