to the emperor, but after Alexios' death, he retired to the monastery on the Island of Hagia Glykeria, (Incir Adasi, in the Bay of Tuzla), where he spent the rest of his life writing books.

Life

Almost nothing is known of Zonaras's life. However, various elements can be inferred from his own writings. In one of his writings he states that he "saw" the second marriage of an emperor. This could have been the marriage of Nikephoros III

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