Theophanes Continuatus (Greek:συνεχισταί Θεοφάνους) orScriptores post Theophanem (Οἱ μετὰ Θεοφάνην, "those after Theophanes") is theLatin name commonly applied to a collection of historical writings preserved in the 11th-century Vat. gr. 167 manuscript.[1] Its name derives from its role as the continuation, covering the years 813–961, of theChronicle ofTheophanes the Confessor, which reaches from 285 to 813. The manuscript consists of four distinct works, in style and form very unlike theannalistic approach of Theophanes.[2]
The first work, of four books consists of a series of biographies of the emperors reigning from 813 to 867 (fromLeo the Armenian toMichael III). As they were commissioned by EmperorConstantine VII (r. 913–959), they reflect the point of view of the reigningMacedonian dynasty. The unknown author probably used the same sources asGenesios.[2] The second work is known as theVita Basilii (Latin for "Life of Basil"), a biography ofBasil I the Macedonian (r. 867–886) written by his grandson Constantine VII probably around 950. The work is essentially apanegyric, praising Basil and his reign while vilifying his predecessor, Michael III.[3] The third work is a history of the years 886–948, in form and content very close to the history ofSymeon Logothetes, and the final section continues it until 961. It was probably written byTheodore Daphnopates, shortly before 963.[4]
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