The Patria is a fascinating four-book collection of short historical notes, stories, and legends about the buildings and
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Table of contents :
Introduction
Accounts of Medieval Constantinople: The Patria
Book 1: The Patria of Constantinople According to Hesychios Illoustrios
Book 2: The Patria of Constantinople: On Statues, Together with a Chapter on Adiabene
Appendix to Book 2: On Councils
Book 3: On Buildings
Book 4: Narrative about the Construction of the Temple of the Great Church of God Which Is Called Hagia Sophia
Note on the Text
Notes to the Text
Notes to the Translation
Glossary of Offices, Titles, and Technical Terms
Bibliography
Index