文档介绍：OXFORD STUDIES IN BYZANTIUM
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JAMES HOWARD-JOHNSTON ELIZABETH JEFFREYS
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OXFORD STUDIES IN BYZANTIUM
Oxford Studies in Byzantium consists of scholarly mono-
graphs and editions on the history, literature, thought, and
material culture of the Byzantine world.
Basil II and the Governance of Empire
Catherine Holmes
Holy Fools
in Byzantium
and Beyond
SERGEY A. IVANOV
Translated by Simon Franklin
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