Leontios Makhairas (in Greek: Λεόντιος Μαχαιράς) was a medieval GreekCypriot historian. The main source of information on him is his chronicle, written in the medieval Cypriot dialect. The chronicle documents events from the visit of saint Helena in Cyprus to the times of the kingdom of Cyprus. Makhairas was orthodox Christian but wrote with respect for the pope and the Catholic ruling class of Cyprus for who he was working. He is the only source on "Re Alexis" rebelion of cypriot serfs, which he condemned. He only used the word 'basileus' (Greek for sovereign) for the emperor at Constantinople, and referred to the king of Cyprus as "regas" (from Latin rex=king). He mentioned the 1453 fall of Constantinople briefly, mourning about it. The Cypriot dialect of Greek is spoken by more than half a million people in Cyprus and several hundred thousands abroad. ... Helena on a coin. ... The Kingdom of Cyprus was a Roman Catholic Crusader kingdom on the island of Cyprus in the late Middle Ages. ... A silver coin of the Seleucid king Antiochus I Soter. ...
There are manuscripts of the Chronicle at the Bodleian Library in Oxford and the Marcian library in Venice. The oxford manuscript was copied in Paphos in June 1555 according to an additional paragraph after the end of the chronicle. The chronicle was published by Konstantinos Sathas as part of his "medieval library" in Venice in 1873. The chronicles of Cyprus by Francesco Amadi and Diomede Strambaldi published by Rene de Mas Latrie in Paris in 1891 were translations of Makhairas's chronicle into Italian. The chronicle was published again by Richard M. Dawkins with an English translation as "Recital Concerning the Sweet Land of Cyprus Entitled 'Chronicle'-- The chronicle of Makhairas" in Oxford in 1932. Entrance to the Library, with the coats-of-arms of several Oxford colleges Oxford University Libraries Service (OULS) comprises over 30 of the University of Oxfords central and faculty libraries: from the world-famous Bodleian Library, established 400 years ago, to the modern digital library ventures. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venessia in the local dialect), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′N 12°19′E, population 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Paphos castle Image:Paphos. ...
LeontiosMakhairas (in Greek: Λεόντιος Μαχαιράς) was a medieval Greek Cypriot historian.
Makhairas was orthodox Christian but wrote with respect for the pope and the Catholic ruling class of Cyprus for who he was working.
The chronicle was published again by Richard M. Dawkins with an English translation as "Recital Concerning the Sweet Land of Cyprus Entitled 'Chronicle'-- The chronicle of Makhairas" in Oxford in 1932.
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