Constantine Sathas

Photo of C. Sathas from the Hestia magazine, 1894

Constantine Sathas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σάθας, Athens, 1842 – Paris, 1914) was a Greek historian and researcher. He is considered one of the founders of Byzantine and post-Byzantine studies in Greece. He did archival research in Greece, Constantinople, Venice, Florence etc. From 1900 he settled in Paris until his death.

Works

The most important of his works are:

In Greek language

• The Revolution of the Greek nation in 17th century, Athens, 1865.
• The chronicle of Galaxeidi 1865.
• Hellenika Anekdota (Unpublished Greek texts), (2 volumes), 1867.
• New Greek Philology. Biographies of illustrious literary Greeks ... 1453 to 1821. 1868.
• Greece under Turkish occupation. 1869.
• Medieval Library (7 volumes) 1872-1894.
• Historical essay on the theatre and music of the Byzantines. 1878.
• Cretan theatre, or a collection of unpublished and unknown dramata. 1879.
• Monuments of Greek history (9 volumes, in French language). 1880-1890.
• Greek Stratioti in the West and the revival of the Greek military tactics, 1885.

In French or other languages

• Documents inédits relatifs à l'histoire de la Grèce au Moyen Âge publiés sous les auspices de la Chambre des députés de Grèce , Paris, 1880-1890. 9 volumes in French, Italian and Latin languages.
• Sur les Commentaires byzantins sur Menandre, Homere, etc. : Notice et textes grecs ineditsText to be displayed, Paris, 1876.
• Deux lettres inedites de l' empereur Michel Ducas Parapinace a Robert Guiscard redigees par Michel Psellus, Paris, 1875.
• La tradition hellenique et la legende de Phidias de Praxitele et de la fille d' Hippocrate au moyen age , Paris, 1875.
• Les exploits de Digenis Akritas : Epopee byzantine du dixieme siecle / publiee pour la premiere fois d'apres le manuscrit unique de Trebizonde,

He collaborated with J.B. Bury and others for the edition of the History of Michael Psellus (Methuen & Co. London, 1899).

External links

• Sathas Konstantinos, Institute for Neohellenic Research (photographs and short biographical information, in English).

Persondata
Name	Sathas, Constantine
Alternative names
Short description	Historian and researcher of Byzantine studies
Date of birth	1842
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Date of death	1914
Place of death	Paris, France

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