The paper aims at examining the attestation by John Skylitzes of the toponym ‘Horai’ in the framework of his account of the battles between Normans and Byzantines in 1041. The identification of ‘Horai’ with Monte Maggiore is not unequivocal and should therefore be reconsidered.

‘Apud Horas’: note a Giovanni Scilitze, Synopsis historiarum 426-427, 15-50 Thurn

Benvenuto, C
2025-01-01

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The paper aims at examining the attestation by John Skylitzes of the toponym ‘Horai’ in the framework of his account of the battles between Normans and Byzantines in 1041. The identification of ‘Horai’ with Monte Maggiore is not unequivocal and should therefore be reconsidered.
2025
978-88-31309-38-7
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