Description: Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople is an English translation of Short History of Nikephoros, one of two Greek historical texts that relate the fortunes of the Byzantine Empire and its neighbors between 602-769. With succinct commentary, this book outlines the basic problems posed by the Short History for the reader.
Brief description: Cyril Mango (1928-2021) was Koraes Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine History, Language and Literature at King's College London, the University of Oxford Bywater and Sotheby Professor Emeritus of Byzantine and Modern Greek Language and Literature and emeritus professorial fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.