Stephani Byzantii Ethnica: Volumen II: ?-1 |
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Author:
| Billerbeck, Margarethe Zubler, Christian |
Series title: | Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-283-42904-7 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $384.00 |
Book Description:
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This encyclopaedia, compiled around 530 AD, is more or less the Byzantine Encyclopaedia Britannica of the ancient world. It lists some 3,600 names of places, mountains, lakes, rivers, waters and peoples, explaining their origins and derivations. The founding legends and wealth of cultural historical information contained in it make it a source text for polis research; in addition, it is a treasure trove of quotations andliterary fragments.
This encyclopaedia, compiled around 530 AD, is more or less the Byzantine Encyclopaedia Britannica of the ancient world. It lists some 3,600 names of places, mountains, lakes, rivers, waters and peoples, explaining their origins and derivations. The founding legends and wealth of cultural historical information contained in it make it a source text for polis research; in addition, it is a treasure trove of quotations andliterary fragments.