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His Chronicle was much used by succeeding chroniclers, and in 873-875 a Latin compilation ( published in vol.

ii.

of De Boor's edition ) was made by the papal librarian Anastasius from the chronicles of Patriarch Nicephorus, George Syncellus, and Theophanes for the use of a deacon named Johannes in the second half of the ninth century, and thus was known to Western Europe.