Paul the Silentiary’s description of Hagia Sophia in the light of new archaeological evidence

Kostenec, J. and Dark, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9116-8068 (2011) Paul the Silentiary’s description of Hagia Sophia in the light of new archaeological evidence. Byzantinoslavica, 70 (3). pp. 88-105. ISSN 0007-7712

Abstract/Summary

A discussion of the implications of of recent archaeological work at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul for understanding Paul the Silentiary's sixth-century Ekphrasis of the Byzantine church.