Accounts of Medieval Constantinople - The Patria

The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author. It is the only Medieval Greek text to present a panorama of the city as it existed in the middle Byzantine period.

About the author

Albrecht Berger is Professor of Byzantine Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich.

Summary

The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author. It is the only Medieval Greek text to present a panorama of the city as it existed in the middle Byzantine period.

Product details

• Authors: Albrecht Berger
• Assisted by: Albrecht Berger (Translation), Berger Albrecht (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9780674724815
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72481-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library; Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, Turkey, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Türkiye / Turkey