Charlemagne

URI https://medievalmideast.org/person/13692

A person

Names

  • Greek: Κάρουλος, Κάρουλον = Karoulos, Karoulon 1
  • Greek: Κάρουλος = Karoulos 2
  • Hebrew: קרלו מגנוס = QRLW MGNWS 3

Attributes

  • Male
  • Birth: 748
  • Death: 814

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Event mentioned by Laonikos Chalkokondyles.1-2 before 14641464-1468mid-late 15th C2014
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela3 before c.1170c.117313th C1907

Sources

  • 1Charles: Laonikos Chalkokondyles, The Histories, ed. Anthony Kaldellis (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2014), para. 2.32-33 [Greek with English translation].
  • 2Charlemagne: Laonikos Chalkokondyles, The Histories, ed. Anthony Kaldellis (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2014), para. 5.79 [Greek with English translation].
  • 3Charlemagne: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 9 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, et al., “Charlemagne” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/person/13692.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; gender assignment, matching, Greek collection and transliteration from Chalkokondyles' history; and Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Laurel Kenner: birth/death/floruit dates entry and Wikipedia matching
  • Josh Kuch: categorization from Chalkokondyles' history
  • Liran Yadgar: matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
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