Chiliades

work by Tzetzes

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In John Tzetzes
…the most important is the Chiliades (“Thousands”). Also known as the Book of Histories, the work is a long poem (more than 12,000 lines of 15 syllables) containing literary, historical, antiquarian, and mythological miscellanies, intended to serve as a commentary on Tzetzes’ own letters, which are addressed to friends and…
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