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.

Sathas is considered one of the founders of Byzantine and post-Byzantine studies in Greece. He performed archival research in Greece, Constantinople, Venice, and Florence. From 1900 onward he lived in Paris until his death in 1914.

Works

Sathas works include:

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• Hellenika Anekdota (Unpublished Greek texts), (2 volumes), 1867.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• Cretan theatre, or a collection of unpublished and unknown dramata. 1879.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 and 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 an edition of the History of Michael Psellus (Methuen & Co. London, 1899).

External links

• Sathas Konstantinos Bio at Institute for Neohellenic Research