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Leo the Deacon was a
Byzantine historian and chronicler. He was born around
950 at
Kaloe in
Asia Minor and was educated in
Constantinople, where he became a
deacon in the imperial palace. While in Constantinople he wrote a history covering the reigns of
Romanus II,
Nicepheros II,
John Tzimiskes, and the early part of the reign of
Basil II. Often, his observations were based on his experiences as an eyewitness to the events in question. His writing style has been described as "Classical", as he employed language reminiscent of
Homer and other
ancient Greek writers such as
Agathias.Leo is particularly well-known for his eyewitness description of
Sviatoslav I of Kiev, who invaded
Bulgaria in
969 and fought against Byzantine forces over its territory.
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