Byzantine Primary Sources

Discover essential Byzantine primary sources in this curated reading list—featuring translated histories, chronicles, and letters from authors like Procopius, Anna Komnene, and Michael Psellos. Ideal for scholars and history buffs exploring the Eastern Roman Empire’s own voices, from Justinian’s wars to the fall of Constantinople.

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The history of the church from Christ to Constantine Cover
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The history of the church from Christ to Constantine

 

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On the Holy Spirit Cover
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On the Holy Spirit

 

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Maurice's Strategikon Cover
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Maurice's Strategikon

 

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Three Treatises on the Divine Images Cover
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Three Treatises on the Divine Images

 

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Chronographia Cover
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Chronographia

 

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Nicaea Cover
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Nicaea

 

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The letters of Manuel II Palaeologus Cover
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The letters of Manuel II Palaeologus

 

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Letters of Gregory Akindynos Cover
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Letters of Gregory Akindynos

 

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The Philokalia, Volume 4 Cover
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The Philokalia, Volume 4

 

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Writings from the Philokalia on prayer of the heart Cover
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Writings from the Philokalia on prayer of the heart

 

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The Philokalia Cover
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The Philokalia

 

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The Philokalia Cover
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The Philokalia

 

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The Philokalia Cover
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The Philokalia

 

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The chronography of George Synkellos Cover
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The chronography of George Synkellos

 

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The chronicle of Theophanes Cover
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The chronicle of Theophanes

 

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Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation Cover
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Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation

 

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Julian, Volume III Cover
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Julian, Volume III

 

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Julian, Volume I. Orations 1-5 Cover
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Julian, Volume I. Orations 1-5

 

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Julian, Volume II. Orations 6-8. Letters to Themistius. To The Senate and People of Athens. To a Priest. The Caesars. Misopogon Cover
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Julian, Volume II. Orations 6-8. Letters to Themistius. To The Senate and People of Athens. To a Priest. The Caesars. Misopogon

 

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Maximus the Confessor Cover
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Maximus the Confessor

 

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On the cosmic mystery of Jesus Christ Cover
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On the cosmic mystery of Jesus Christ

 

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The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom = Cover
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The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom =

 

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An entertaining tale of quadrupeds Cover
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An entertaining tale of quadrupeds

 

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Russian travelers to Constantinople in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries Cover
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Russian travelers to Constantinople in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

 

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Digenes Akrites (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints) Cover
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Digenes Akrites (Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints)

 

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