ABSTRACT
If we see Niketas as modeling his work on aspects of the Old Testament, and that he compared what happened to his city with the fate of Jerusalem, then we might expect to see a demonstration of where the emperors went wrong and also the faults of the religious leaders. Niketas is often consulted because of the information he provides on the reigns of emperors in the hundred years leading to the fall of Constantinople. This chapter considers what difference having the Old Testament as a model makes to the way we read what Niketas has to say about the individuals, and how he chooses to criticize or praise them.
