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{{Chapter LAT-EN|Daniel G. König|Iohannes abbas Biclarensis, ''Chronica'', ed. Theodor Mommsen (MGH AA 11), Berlin: Weidmann, 1894, a. 575,3, p. 214, trans. Daniel G. König.|''Aramundarus Sarracenorum rex Constantinopolim venit et cum stemmate suo Tiberio principi cum donis barbariae occurrit. qui a Tiberio benigne susceptus et donis optimis adornatus ad patriam abire permissus est.|Al-Munḏir, the king of the Saracens, came to Constantinople and appeared with his wreath (''cum stemmate suo'') before the prince Tiberios with gifts from the barbarian | {{Chapter LAT-EN|Daniel G. König|Iohannes abbas Biclarensis, ''Chronica'', ed. Theodor Mommsen (MGH AA 11), Berlin: Weidmann, 1894, a. 575,3, p. 214, trans. Daniel G. König.|''Aramundarus Sarracenorum rex Constantinopolim venit et cum stemmate suo Tiberio principi cum donis barbariae occurrit. qui a Tiberio benigne susceptus et donis optimis adornatus ad patriam abire permissus est.|Al-Munḏir, the king of the Saracens, came to Constantinople and appeared with his wreath (''cum stemmate suo'') before the prince Tiberios with gifts from the barbarian sphere (''barbariae''). He was received favourably by Tiberios and, having been provided with better gifts, was allowed to return home.|5===The Author & his/her Work== | ||
Born in Santarém/Lusitania around 540, John of Biclaro spent the years around 570-577 in Constantinople. On his return to the Iberian Peninsula, he came into conflict with the Visigoth king Leovigild (r. 569-586) and was exiled to Barcelona around 580. There he was apparently harassed by adherents to the Arian compromise dogma propagated by Leovigild until, probably after Leovigild’s death, he founded a monastery at Biclar, an unidentifiable place in present-day Catalonia, of which he became abbot. Around 590-591 he became bishop of Girona and died around 620. Of his works, only a chronicle survives. It continues the work of the North African bishop Victor of Tunnuna, which John probably brought to the Iberian Peninsula from Constantinople. Based on John's own experiences, his chronicle provides information on both Byzantium and the Visigothic kingdom for the years 567-590.<ref name="ftn1">Alonso-Núñez, Johannes, col. 557; Collins, John of Biclaro, p. 445.</ref> | Born in Santarém/Lusitania around 540, John of Biclaro spent the years around 570-577 in Constantinople. On his return to the Iberian Peninsula, he came into conflict with the Visigoth king Leovigild (r. 569-586) and was exiled to Barcelona around 580. There he was apparently harassed by adherents to the Arian compromise dogma propagated by Leovigild until, probably after Leovigild’s death, he founded a monastery at Biclar, an unidentifiable place in present-day Catalonia, of which he became abbot. Around 590-591 he became bishop of Girona and died around 620. Of his works, only a chronicle survives. It continues the work of the North African bishop Victor of Tunnuna, which John probably brought to the Iberian Peninsula from Constantinople. Based on John's own experiences, his chronicle provides information on both Byzantium and the Visigothic kingdom for the years 567-590.<ref name="ftn1">Alonso-Núñez, Johannes, col. 557; Collins, John of Biclaro, p. 445.</ref> | ||