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is set partly at Constantinople during the Crusader conquest. The imaginary hero, Baudolino, saves Niketas during the sacking of Constantinople, and then proceeds to confide his life story to him.
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baptized and named the infant; later he was called "Choniates" after his birthplace. When he was nine, his father dispatched him with his brother
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Harris, Jonathan. 'Distortion, divine providence and genre in Nicetas Choniates' account of the collapse of Byzantium 1180–1204',
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to receive an education. Niketas' older brother greatly influenced him during the early stages of his life.
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vol. 140) reproduces Wolf's text (in more modern type) and translation (in standardized spelling). (
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He initially secured a post in the civil service, and held important appointments under the
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Milan: Bompiani, 2000. English translation by William Weaver, New York: Harcourt 2002,
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Vasilikopoulou, Agni (1969). "Ἀνδρόνικος ὁ Κομνηνὸς καὶ Ὀδυσσεύς".
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Nicetas Akominatos was born to wealthy parents around 1150 in
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historian and politician. He accompanied his brother
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Michael Choniates
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Chonae
Phrygia
Chonae
Nicetas of Chonae
Michael
Constantinople
Angelos
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