Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos played a leading role in the conflicts between factions of the Byzantine aristocracy in the 1320s and 1330s. The most important historians of the period, Nikephoros Gregoras and John Kantakouzenos, depict a rather negative picture of the personality of Syrgiannes. He is portrayed as an overambitious individual who constantly plots against the throne. He is seen as a perjurer whose actions prove that he has no moral constraints and does not hesitate to betray his friends. This image has influenced modern scholarship which to a large extent uncritically accepts this negative image of Syrgiannes without taking into consideration the biases and contradictions of the narratives of Gregoras and Kantakouzenos. The cross-examination of the information provided by these two historians indicates that a large part of their account of the activities of Syrgiannes and his motives should be treated cautiously.

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Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos在Nikephoros Gregoras和John Kantakouzenos的历史作品中的写照

Syrgiannes Palaiologos Philanthropenos在1320年代和1330年代的拜占庭贵族派系之间的冲突中发挥了主导作用。那个时期最重要的历史学家Nikephoros Gregoras和John Kantakouzenos对Syrgiannes的性格描绘了相当负面的印象。他被描绘成一个不屈不挠的个人，不断策划反抗王位。他被视为一个伪狂者，他的举动证明他没有道德上的束缚并且毫不犹豫地背叛了他的朋友。这种形象影响了现代学术，在很大程度上没有批评性地接受了Syrgiannes的这种负面形象，而没有考虑到Gregoras和Kantakouzenos叙事的偏见和矛盾。