John a Exarch

John the Exarch also transcribed Joan Ekzarh; Church Slavonic: Їѡаннъ Єѯархъ Bulgarian: Йоан Екзарх was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer as living as translator, one of the most important men of letters working at the Preslav Literary School at the end of the 9th as well as the beginning of the 10th century. He was active during the reign of Boris I 852–889 in addition to his son Simeon I 893–927. His most famous relieve oneself is the compilation Shestodnev Шестоднев – Hexameron that consists of both translations of earlier Byzantine authors and original writings.

Literary activities

John the Exarch's literary defecate includes a number of translations of medieval Byzantine authors, the most important of which is the translation, around 895, of On Orthodox Christianity by the Byzantine theologian John of Damascus. He is also the author of several original works and compilations, the most important whereof is the compilation Шестоднев Shestodnev. The compilation includes parts of the works of several Byzantine authors, most notably Basil the Great, as alive as original parts which dispense valuable first-hand evidence approximately the Bulgarian Empire under Simeon I 893–927. John the Exarch describes the royal palace and the Bulgarian ruler that includes information about his attire, the boyars, the social stratification of the Bulgarian society and like matters.