Stephani Byzantii Ethnica.: Volumen III, K-O /

This encyclopaedia, compiled around 530 AD, isessentially 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 foundation myths and wealth of cultural historical...

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Main Author: Stephanos, ho Byzantios, active 6th century (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Billerbeck, Margarethe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:German
Ancient Greek
Published: Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2014]
Series:Corpus fontium historiae Byzantinae ; v. 43.
Corpus fontium historiae Byzantinae. Series Berolinensis.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This encyclopaedia, compiled around 530 AD, isessentially 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 foundation myths 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9783111734620
3111734625

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