George Acropolites (Greek: Γεῶργιος Ἀκροπολίτης, Georgios Akropolitês) (1217–1282), Byzantine Greek historian and statesman, was born at Constantinople. April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... Byzantine Greeks or Byzantines, is a conventional term used by modern historians to refer to the medieval Greek or Hellenized citizens of the Byzantine Empire, centered mainly in Constantinople, southern Balkans, the Greek islands, the coasts of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the large urban centres of Near East and... A historian is an individual who studies history and who writes on history. ... Map of Constantinople. ...

At an early age he was sent by his father to the court of John Ducas Vatatzes, emperor of Nicaea, who entrusted him with important state missions, as did his successors (Theodore II Lascaris and Michael VIII Palaeologus). The office of Grand Logothete or chancellor was bestowed upon him in 1244. John III Ducas Vatatzes (1193 - November 3, 1254) was Byzantine Emperor, in exile in the Empire of Nicaea, from 1222 to 1254. ... The Empire of Nicaea was the largest of the states founded by refugees from the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople was conquered during the Fourth Crusade. ... Theodore II Lascaris (died August 1258) was Byzantine emperor, in exile in the Empire of Nicaea, from 1254 to 1258. ... The Byzantine Empire in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) Michael VIII (1225 – December 11, 1282) was the founder of the Palaeologos dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... The Megas Logothetes (Greek Μεγάς Λογοθέτης, Grand Accountant) was the head of the Byzantine bureaucracy during the middle era of the empire. ... This article is about the year 1244. ...

As commander in the field in 1257 against Michael II, despot of Epirus, he showed little military capacity. He was captured and kept for two years in prison, from which he was released by Michael Palaeologus. Acropolites' most important political task was that of effecting a reconciliation between the Greek and Latin Churches, to which he had been formerly opposed. For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... The Despotate of Epirus was one of the medieval Greek successor states of the Byzantine Empire, founded in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

In 1261 he returned to Constantinople as Rector of the newly restored university. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1273 he was sent on a diplomatic mission to Pope Gregory X, and in the following year, at the Council of Lyon, in the emperor's name he recognized the spiritual supremacy of Rome. In 1282 he was sent on an embassy to John II, emperor of Trebizond, and died in the same year soon after his return. For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Gregory X, né Theobald Visconti (Piacenza, ca. ... The Council of Lyons refers to either the 13th or 14th ecumenical councils of the Roman Catholic Church, both held in Lyon, France during the 13th century: First Council of Lyons (1245; Pope Innocent IV; regarding the Crusades) Second Council of Lyons (1274; Pope Gregory X; regarding papal election procedures... The Empire of Trebizond and other states carved from the Byzantine Empire, as they were in 1265 (William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1911) The Empire of Trebizond (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Τραπεζούντας) was a Byzantine Greek successor state of the Byzantine Empire founded in 1204 as a result of the capture of Constantinople by...

Acropolites' historical work, Annales, embraces the period from the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade by the Latins (1204) to its recovery by Michael Palaeologus (1261), thus forming a continuation of the work of Nicetas Choniates. It is valuable as written by a contemporary, whose official position as Grand Logothete, military commander and confidential ambassador afforded him frequent opportunities of observing the course of events. The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (Eugène Delacroix, 1840). ... // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... Events July 25 - Constantinople re-captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Empire re-formed August 29 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first Bela IV of Hungary repels Tatar invasion Charles of Anjou given rule of... Nicetas Choniates (c. ...

Acropolites is considered a trustworthy authority as far as the statement of facts is concerned, and he is easy to understand, although he exhibits special carelessness in the construction of his sentences. His style is archaising but lucid. He was also the author of several shorter works, amongst them being a funeral oration on John Vatatzes, an epitaph on his wife Irene and a panegyric of Theodorus II Lascaris of Nicaea. While a prisoner at Epirus he wrote two treatises on the procession of the Holy Spirit. An epitaph ( literally: on the gravestone in ancient Greek) is text honoring the deceased, most commonly inscribed on a tombstone or plaque. ... A Panegyric is a formal public speech delivered in high praise of a person or thing, a generally high studied and undiscriminating eulogy. ... Epirus, spanning Greece and Albania. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      In mainstream Christianity, the...

Editions

Authorities: Editio princeps by Leo Allatius (1651), with the editor's famous treatise De Georgiis eorumque Scriptis; editions in the Bonn Corpus Scriptorum Hist. Byz., by I Bekker (1836), and Migne, Patrologia Graeca, cxl.; in the Teubner series by A. Heisenberg (1903), the second volume of which contains a full life, with bibliography; see also Karl Krumbacher, Geschichte der byzantinischen Litteratur (1897). Leo Allatius (circa 1586 - January 19, 1669) was an energetic Greek Catholic scholar and theologian. ... August Immanuel Bekker (May 21, 1785 - June 7, 1871), was a German philologist and critic. ... Jacques Paul Migne (25 October 1800 - 25 October 1875) was a French priest who published inexpensive and widely-distributed editions of theological works, encyclopedias and the texts of the Church Fathers. ... The Patrologia Graeca is an edited collection of writings by the Christian Church Fathers in the Greek language in 161 volumes, produced in 1857–1866 by J.P. Migne It includes both the Eastern Fathers and those Western authors who wrote before Latin became predominant the West in the 3rd... The covers of Bibliotheca Teubneriana Greek texts through the years: Philodemi De ira liber, ed. ... Karl Krumbacher (September 23, 1856 - December 12, 1909), German Byzantine scholar, was born at Kurnach in Bavaria. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Acropolita (Akropolites), George", a publication now in the public domain.

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See also

• Constantine Acropolites, his son