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William of Tyre

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William of Tyre (c. 1130-c. 1186)

French historian. His Historia Rerum in Partibus Transmarinis Gestarum is one of the main authorities for events in the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century.

It covers archaeological, political, ecclesiastical, social, and topographical subjects, though fault has been found with its chronology.

He became archbishop of Soûr (Tyre), Lebanon, 1175.



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