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The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and monuments of Constantinople, compiled in the late tenth century by an anonymous author who made ample use of older sources. It also describes the foundation and early (pre-Byzantine) history of the city, and includes the Narrative on the Construction of Hagia Sophia, a semi-legendary account of Emperor Justinian I’s patronage of this extraordinary church (built between 532 and 537). The Patria constitutes a unique record of popular traditions about the city, especially its pagan statues, held by its medieval inhabitants. At the same time it is the only Medieval Greek text to present a panorama of the city as it existed in the middle Byzantine period. Despite its problems of historical reliability, the Patria is still one of our main guides for the urban history of medieval Constantinople. This translation makes the entire text of the Patria accessible in English for the first time.

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This is the third volume of Getzel Cohen's important work on the Hellenistic settlements in the ancient world. Through the conquests of Alexander the Great, his successors and others, Greek and Macedonian culture spread deep into Asia, with colonists settling as far away as Bactria and India. In this book, Cohen provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the Graeco-Macedonian settlements founded (or refounded) in the East. Organized geographically, Cohen pulls together discoveries and debates from dozens of widely scattered archaeological and epigraphic projects, making a distinct contribution to ongoing questions and opening new avenues of inquiry.

Cities and towns, Ancient --- Greeks --- Ethnology --- Mediterranean race --- Geography, Ancient --- History. --- Greece --- al-Yūnān --- Ancient Greece --- Ellada --- Ellas --- Ellēnikē Dēmokratia --- Elliniki Dimokratia --- Grčija --- Grèce --- Grecia --- Gret︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Griechenland --- Hellada --- Hellas --- Hellenic Republic --- Hellēnikē Dēmokratia --- Kingdom of Greece --- République hellénique --- Royaume de Grèce --- Vasileion tēs Hellados --- Xila --- Yaṿan --- Yūnān --- Ελληνική Δημοκρατία --- Ελλάς --- Ελλάδα --- Греция --- اليونان --- يونان --- 希腊 --- Colonies --- Cities and towns, Ancient - Assyria --- Cities and towns, Ancient - Asia, Central --- Greeks - Assyria - History --- Greeks - Asia, Central - History --- Greece - Colonies - History --- ai khanoum. --- aikhanoum. --- alexander the great. --- alexandreia. --- alexandropolis. --- ancient history. --- ancient world. --- antiochos. --- apolloniatis. --- arachosia. --- archaeology. --- archeology. --- assyria. --- babylon. --- bactria. --- boukephala. --- carmania. --- colonialism. --- edessa. --- empire. --- eukratides. --- euphrates. --- graeco macedonian settlements. --- hellenism. --- hellenistic settlements. --- history. --- india. --- isidore of charax. --- macedonia. --- macedonian culture. --- macedonian settlements. --- mesopotamia. --- mygdonia. --- nonfiction. --- persian gulf. --- persis. --- seleukeia. --- sittakene. --- syria. --- tigris.