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Synopsis of Histories by Scylitzes

Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Excerpts
English from Wortley (2010)

AM 6547 on the seventeenth of February, there was an earthquake and the cities of Syria suffered severely

Chronology

The year is off whether ones uses Alexandrian or Byzantine reckoning but the date (17 February) is close to the date of 18 February supplied by Cedrenus.
Year Reference Corrections Notes
17 February 1055 CE 17 February A.M.a 6547 none applied Alexandrian reckoning - Calculated using CHRONOS
17 February 1039 CE 17 February A.M.Byz 6547 none applied Byzantine reckoning - Calculated using CHRONOS
Seismic Effects
  • there was an earthquake and the cities of Syria suffered severely
Locations
  • cities of Syria
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