Leben der byzantinischen Kaiser

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this masterpiece of Byzantine historical literature is now available for the first time in a German translation of the Greek text, based on a new critical edition. The imperial counselor, polymath, and writer Michael Psellos (1018 ca. 1076) portrays the rulers of Byzantium from Basil II to Michael VII, and, along the way, provides an extensive account of his own role and life."