Constantinople In The Early Eighth Century: The Parastaseis Syntomoi Chronikai : Introduction, Translation, And Commentary Anonymi Enarrationes Breves Chronographicae. English & Greek

In Conjunction with Alan Cameron, Robin Cormack and Charlotte Roueché. The 'Parastaseis Syntomoi Chronikai' (lit. 'Brief Historical Notes') is a remarkable work describing the city and antiquities of Constantinople. Its Greek is extremely difficult, its content often obscure and the extant text seemingly incomplete. No doubt in part for these reasons, its unique value has been largely unappreciated, while such discussion as has been devoted to it has resulted in no agreement. It is our view that, this is an important work; while we cannot pretend to have solved all of the many problems which it poses, we hope in this collective study to establish both general conclusions and guidelines for further study. Preface vii List of Abbreviations and Editions ix Map of Constantinople xiii Sketch map of the palace area xiv Introduction 1 i) The Textual History of the 'Parastaseis' 2 ii) The 'Parastaseis' and the 'Patria' 3 iii) The Present Publication 9 iv) The Structure and Style of the 'Parastaseis' 9 v) The Date of the 'Parastaseis' 17 vi) Is the 'Parastaseis' a Guidebook? 29 vii) The 'Parastaseis' and Ancient Statues 31 viii) Historical events in the 'Parastaseis' 34 ix) The Sources of the 'Parastaseis' 38 x) The Value of the 'Parastaseis' for Art History 45 Conclusion 53 Text and Translation 55 Commentary 167 Bibliography 278 Indices 283 Index Topographicus 283 Index Nominum 285 Index Rerum 289 Index Graecitatis 290 Edited By Averil Cameron And Judith Herrin In Conjunction With Alan Cameron, Robin Cormack, And Charlotte Roueché. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [278]-281. Text In Greek And English; Introduction, Notes And Commentary In English.