Includes section "Comptes rendus".

In ancient times, the series of waterways now known as the Turkish Straits, comprising the Dardanelles (or Hellespont), Sea of Marmara and the Bosporus, formed

Introduces major topics in ancient Greek civilization through the development of eleven characteristic city states, ranging from prehistoric Cnossos through Byz

The collected essays explore late antique and Byzantine Constantinople in matters sacred, political, cultural, and commercial.