Theophanes (died 817 or 818) was a Byzantine monk and chronicler. Events Louis the Pious divides his empire among his sons. ... The Byzantine Empire (Native Greek names: ΡΩΜΑΝΙΑ Romania or ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΑ ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ Basileia Romaion) is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ...

He was born in the 750s of iconodule aristocratic parents, but was orphaned at an early age, and the emperor Constantine V saw to his education and upbringing. His chronicle preserves a vibrant childhood memory of icebergs created from the thawing of the frozen Black Sea, and floating past Constantinople in February of 764. Under Leo V he received the title of spatharios. He later founded a monastery near Sigiane on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmora, where he lived until his death. Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 700s - 710s _ 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s Years: 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 Events: Categories: 750s ... Literally, iconoclasm is the destruction of religious icons and other sacred images or monuments, usually for religious or political motives. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Constantine V Copronymus (The Dung-named) was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. ... An iceberg (berg is the German word for mountain) is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Events Empress Shotoku succeeds Emperor Junnin on the throne of Japan. ... This article is about the Byzantine Emperor. ... The Byzantine Empire had a complex system of aristocracy and bureaucracy. ... The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara denizi, Modern Greek: Μαρμαρα̃ Θάλασσα or Προποντίδα) (also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea) is an inland sea that separates the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea (thus the Asian part of Turkey from its European part) by Bosporus and...

His chronicle of world events from 284 (the point where the chronicle of George Syncellus ends) to 813, is valuable for preserving the materials of Byzantine history that would be otherwise lost for the seventh and eighth centuries. This chronicle was translated into Latin by the papal librarian Anastasius in the second half of the ninth century, and thus was known to Western Europe. For other uses, see number 284. ... George the Syncellus (died after 810) was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastic. ... Events June 22 - Byzantine Emperor Michael I is defeated in a war against the Bulgarians. ... (6th century - 7th century - 8th century - other centuries) Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Arabs subjugate Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia to Islam. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... ( 8th century - 9th century - 10th century - other centuries) Events Beowulf might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the 8th century Reign of Charlemagne, and concurrent (and controversially labeled) Carolingian Renaissance in western Europe Viking attacks on Europe begin Oseberg ship burial The...