The de Thematibus ('on the Themes') of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus: Translated with Introductory Chapters and Notes

by John Haldon

Book Overview

The 10th-century treatise on the military provinces (the 'themes') of the medieval East Roman (Byzantine) empire is one of the most enigmatic of the works ascribed to the
emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos. A mix of historical geography, imperial propaganda, historical information and legend or myth drawn from ancient, Hellenistic as well as Roman and late Roman sources, it was one of the emperor's earliest works, although the extent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1802078436
• ISBN13: 9781802078435
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 296 Pages