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Gallus Anonymus (Polish: Gall Anonim) living in 11th and 12th century was the first Polish historian, author of Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum (c. 1115). A historian is a person who studies history. ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s 1100s - 1110s - 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s Years: 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 Events and Trends 1111 Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II 1112 The people of Laon...


Gallus Anonymus' nationality is unknown, probably French (thus Gallus). He might have been a cistercian monk. Some speculate he is also an author of Gesta Hungarorum. Gallus Anonymus had great impact on later history of Poland as his version of early Polish history underlines that the authority of the ruler is inferior to the authority of God expressed in the voice of the assembly of all people (as in Latin proverb "Vox populi, vox dei"). This, through works of Wincenty Kadłubek and Stanisław of Skarbimierz, led to the development of the unique Golden Liberty in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where kings were elected and bound to obey the Sejm. Cistercians coat of arms The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... There are two works with the name Gesta Hungarorum. ... In the first centuries of its emergence in the 10th century, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christendom, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Wincenty KadÅ‚ubek, also known as Vincent Kadlubek, Vincent Kadlubo, Vincent Kadlubko, Vincent of Cracow. ... Stanislaw of Skarbimierz (1360-1431) - from 1400 rector of Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland. ... Golden Liberty (latin: Aurea Libertas, Polish: Złota Wolność, sometimes used in plural form; this phenomena can be also reffered to as Golden Freedoms, Nobles Democracy or Nobles Commonwealth, Polish: Rzeczpospolita Szlachecka) refers to a unique democratic political system in the Kingdom of Poland and later, after the Union of Lublin... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the lower chamber of Polish parliament. ...


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his [Gallus'] propensity for doing harm was inflamed and incited by a worthless woman, who, on being admitted to the palace (as she had demanded) had betrayed a plot that was secretly being made against him by some soldiers of the lowest condition.
Gallus' expedition is connected by some modern scholars to an aborted attempt at a surprise attack on Batne in Osdroene by the Persian commander Nohodares.
As would be the case later with his half-brother Julian, Gallus ran afoul of the senatorial class of Antioch as a result of his attempt to reduce the price of grain, which, due to drought or perhaps as a result of diversions to the military, was in short supply.
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Gallus Anonymus (Polish: Gall Anonim; 11th-12th centuries) was the Polish historian, the author of Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum (Chronicles and Deeds of the Dukes or Princes of the Poles, ca.
The national origin of Gallus Anonymus (the "Anonymous Gaul") is unknown; he was probably French (hence "Gallus") or Italian.
This concept, via the Chronicles of Wincenty Kadłubek and the Sermons of Stanisław of Skarbimierz, contributed to the development of the unique "Golden Liberty" that would characterize the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, whose kings were elected and were bound to obey the Sejm.
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