Chronicle of Alfonso III
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The Chronicle of Alfonso III is a chronicle composed in the early tenth century on the order of King Alfonso III of León
with the goal of showing the continuity between Visigothic Spain
and the later Christian medieval Spain. Intended as a continuation of Isidore of Seville
's history of the Goths
, it is written in a late form of Latin
and outlines a history of the period from the Visigothic King Wamba through that of King Ordoño I. The Chronicle exists in two somewhat different recensions: the earlier Chronica Rotensis, and the later Chronica ad Sebastianum, which includes additional details furthering the ideological goals of the chronicle.
Alfonso III of León
Alfonso III , called the Great, was the king of León, Galicia and Asturias from 866 until his death. He was the son and successor of Ordoño I. In later sources he is the earliest to be called "Emperor of Spain"...
with the goal of showing the continuity between Visigothic Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and the later Christian medieval Spain. Intended as a continuation of Isidore of Seville
Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "le dernier savant du monde ancien"...
's history of the Goths
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
, it is written in a late form of Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and outlines a history of the period from the Visigothic King Wamba through that of King Ordoño I. The Chronicle exists in two somewhat different recensions: the earlier Chronica Rotensis, and the later Chronica ad Sebastianum, which includes additional details furthering the ideological goals of the chronicle.