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Commentary on the De Administrando Imperio

Series: Dumbarton Oaks Texts
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De Administrando Imperio, compiled by Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII in the tenth century, is a vital historical document detailing the empire's foreign relations and internal governance. This volume features the authoritative 1962 commentary by R. J. H. Jenkins and colleagues, providing in-depth analysis of the original Greek text's historical, geographical, and linguistic aspects. Enhanced with bibliographies, maps, indexes, and genealogical charts, it serves as an essential companion to the critical edition and translation of this medieval classic.
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The De Administrando Imperio, compiled by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the tenth century, is one of the most important historical documents surviving from the middle Byzantine period, containing information on foreign relations and internal administration. Long out of print, this most authoritative study of the text is once again available.

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The De Administrando Imperio, compiled by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the tenth century, is one of the most important historical documents surviving from the middle Byzantine period, containing a wide variety of information on foreign relations and internal administration.

The critical text of The De Administrando Imperio, edited by Gyula Moravcsik and translated by R. J. H. Jenkins (Dumbarton Oaks Texts), is now joined by the commentary, written in 1962 by a team of eminent scholars led by Jenkins. Long out of print, the Jenkins commentary remains the most thorough and authoritative study of this significant medieval text, and it is now republished as a companion volume to the critical text and translation.

In addition to extensive commentary on the historical, geographical, and philological nuances of the Greek text, this volume contains a bibliography, map, indexes, and genealogical charts.

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  • De Administrando Imperio
    This is a reprint of the second revised edition of the text and translation of the De Administrando Imperio written and compiled by Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the tenth century. It contains a wide variety of information on both foreign relations and internal administration and is one of the most important historical documents surviving from the Middle Byzantine period....
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    Commentary on the De Administrando Imperio
    The De Administrando Imperio, compiled by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the tenth century, is one of the most important historical documents surviving from the middle Byzantine period, containing a wide variety of information on foreign relations and internal administration. The critical text of The De Administrando Imperio, edited by Gyula Moravcsik and translated by R. J. H. Jenkins (Dumbarton Oaks...
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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780884023791

Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection

Illustration: 2 genealogical charts, 1 map

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Gyula Moravcsik
  • Contributions by Dimitri Obolensky
  • Contributions by Bernard Lewis
  • Contributions by Steven Runciman
  • Contributions by Francis Dvornik
  • Edited by Romilly J. H. Jenkins

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 431g

Pages: 234

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European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Series: Dumbarton Oaks Texts

About the Author

R. J. H. Jenkins was Professor of Byzantine History and Literature at Harvard University and Director of Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks. Gyula Moravcsik was a distinguished Byzantinologist best known for his monumental work on the historical sources on Byzantine relations with the Turks, Byzantinoturcica. Sir Steven Runciman, one of the most acclaimed historians of the Byzantine era, is the author of many influential works, including the three-volume History of the Crusades.

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