Eric McGeer, Ph.D. (1990), Université de Montréal, teaches in Toronto and serves as advisor in Byzantine Sigillography at Dumbarton Oaks. He has published two books and several articles on Byzantine history.John W. Nesbitt, Ph.D. (1972) in Byzantine History, has retired as Research Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks. In addition to six volumes of seals catalogues which he co-edited with Nicolas Oikonomides, he is the co-author of The Miracles of St. Artemios (Brill, 1997) and editor of Byzantine Authors: Literary Activities and Preoccupations (Brill, 2003).

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsAbbreviationsIntroductionMapsThe Continuation of the Chronicle of John SkylitzesI The Reign of Isaac KomnenosII The Reign of Constantine X DoukasIII The Regency of the Empress EudokiaIV The Reign of Romanos IV DiogenesV The Mantzikert Campaign and Its AftermathVI The Reign of Michael VII DoukasVII The Accession of Nikephoros III BotaneiatesConcordance between Skylitzes Continuatus, Attaleiates, and John ZonarasGlossary of TermsBibliographyIndex of NamesIndex

Eric McGeer, Ph.D. (1990), Université de Montréal, teaches in Toronto and serves as advisor in Byzantine Sigillography at Dumbarton Oaks. He has published two books and several articles on Byzantine history.John W. Nesbitt, Ph.D. (1972) in Byzantine History, has retired as Research Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks. In addition to six volumes of seals catalogues which he co-edited with Nicolas Oikonomides, he is the co-author of The Miracles of St. Artemios (Brill, 1997) and editor of Byzantine Authors: Literary Activities and Preoccupations (Brill, 2003).

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsAbbreviationsIntroductionMapsThe Continuation of the Chronicle of John SkylitzesI The Reign of Isaac KomnenosII The Reign of Constantine X DoukasIII The Regency of the Empress EudokiaIV The Reign of Romanos IV DiogenesV The Mantzikert Campaign and Its AftermathVI The Reign of Michael VII DoukasVII The Accession of Nikephoros III BotaneiatesConcordance between Skylitzes Continuatus, Attaleiates, and John ZonarasGlossary of TermsBibliographyIndex of NamesIndex