De Administrando Imperio

Name: De Administrando Imperio
Author: Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos

Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos

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On the Administration of the Empire (De Administrando Imperio)

De Administrando Imperio

Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos

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457 pages

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Unlock the classified secrets of the Byzantine Empire in this 10th-century manual of top-secret statecraft. Written by the scholar-emperor Constantine VII for his heir, it reveals the cold-blooded diplomacy and raw intelligence used to maintain a superpower amidst a world of rivals.