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The De thematibus = ('On the themes') / of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus ; translated with introductory chapters and notes by John Haldon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Emperor of the East, 905-959, author.
- Series:
- Translated texts for Byzantinists ; 11.
- Translated texts for Byzantinists ; 11
- Standardized Title:
- De thematibus. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Emperor of the East, 905-959.
- Constantine.
- History.
- Byzantine Empire--History--Sources.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Genre:
- History.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- x, 283 pages : maps ; 21 cm.
- Other Title:
- On the themes
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: the text
- History of the text and editions
- Date and authorship
- Sources
- Structure and content
- Context and motives
- 2. Geography and the Byzantine world
- `Geography' as cultural identity
- `Practical' geographical knowledge
- Maps and route-finding
- 3. The themata: historiographical and historical development
- Background to the debate around the themata
- The technical meaning of thema
- The geography of the themata
- The De Thematibus
- Note to the translation
- Note to the commentary
- Cartographic aids
- Note on reference conventions
- Translation with commentary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-250) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781800859982
- 1800859988
- OCLC:
- 1272897393
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