Author: CAMERON, ALAN
Title: Porphyrius the Charioteer
Description: Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1999, Facsimile Edition. (ISBN: 0198148054) Hardcover. Book, Porphyrius Calliopas was the greatest hero of the 6th century Byzantine hippodrome, celebrated in the Anthology and in monumental reliefs. Only two bases of monuments to Porphyrius survive, the second found in 1963. Cameron presents a full study of this second base, elucidating the iconography, explaining the inscriptions and also reassessing the first base. From the evidence of the bases and epigrams, he is able to reconstruct the careers of Porphyrius and fellow charioteers, exploring their fame and material rewards. ''Special edition for Sandpiper Books" 206p + plates, bibliography,Index. New/New.

Keywords: 0198148054 Byzantium Byzantine Epigrams Hippodrome Charioteers Porphyrius