Synopsis Historion by Cedrenus

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Becker (1838)

• from Becker (1838:503)

In the year of the world 6542 on the 17th of February, an earthquake damaged the cities of Syria

Latin from Becker (1838)

• from Becker (1838:503)

Hoc ipso mundi 6542 anno , die decima septima Februarii , terrae motus Syriae urbes afflixit.

Greek from Becker (1838)

• from Becker (1838:503)

Τούτω τώ εφμβ ' έτει , εξ Φεβρουαρίου μηνός , σεισμού D γεγονότος κακώς έπαθον αι εν Συρία πόλεις.

Latin from Becker (1838) - embedded

• not bookmarked - see page 9
• from Becker (1838:503)

Characterization by Ambraseys (2009)

• from Becker (1838:503)

Ambraseys (2009) states that Cedrenus wrote that in A.M._a 6542 the earth shook for 'forty days', Jerusalem suffering heavy damage to its churches and many casualties but I don't see this in the Latin translation in the Becker Edition.

Chronology

Year	Reference	Corrections	Notes
17 February 1034 CE	17 February A.M.a 6542	none applied	Calculated using CHRONOS This date may represent a report of an aftershock

Seismic Effects

• an earthquake damaged the cities of Syria

Locations

• the cities of Syria

Online Versions and Further Reading

References