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De Administrando Imperio [On Administering the Empire]

by: Constantine Porphyrogenitus

Topics: History, Historical, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Levant, Syria, Arabs, Islam, Caliphate, Pechenegs, Serbs, Croats, Magyars, Bulgars, Russia, Russians, Turks, Armenians, Iberians, Georgians, Persians, Diplomacy, Ethnography, Folklore, Geography, Foreign Policy

Collection: robert-bedrosian-library; additional_collections

Language: English; Ancient Greek

Item Size: 285.2M

De Administrando Imperio [On Administering the Empire], by Byzantine emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus (913-959, with co-rulers) (Washington, 1993; repr. of 1967 edition), Dumbarton Oaks Texts #1. Greek text edited by Gyula Moravcsik, with facing English translation by Romilly Jenkins, in 348 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. This document was written by the emperor in 948-952 for his son and heir, Romanus II, as a guide to foreign and domestic policies. It describes, among many other things, the histories and characters of the nations neighboring the Byzantine Empire or incorporated into it. Attached to the document are links to additional resources. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian.