Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus
By (Author) Michael Psellus
Introduction by E. R. A. Sewter
Translated by E. R. A. Sewter
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
28th July 2005
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
949.502
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 35mm
500g
Description
This chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, beginning in 1025, shows a profound understanding of the power politics that characterized the empire and led to its decline.
Author Bio
E. R. A. Sewter was a well-known Byzantine scholar and the editor of Greece and Rome. His translation of The Alexiad of Anna Comnena is still published in Penguin Classics. He died in 1976. E. R. A. Sewter was a well-known Byzantine scholar and the editor of Greece and Rome. His translation of The Alexiad of Anna Comnena is still published in Penguin Classics. He died in 1976.
