Chronographia (Michael Psellus) (1926) - Page 11

TO ALFRED RAMBAUD

Alfred Rambaud (1842–1905) was a French historian and statesman. He is credited with reviving the study of the Byzantine Empire in the late 19th century, moving it away from earlier prejudices that viewed the era only as one of decline.

THE NEW FOUNDER

OF BYZANTINE STUDIES

original: "ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ ΕΡΕΥΝΩΝ" (Byzantinon Ereunon). This term refers to the academic and historical investigation of the Eastern Roman Empire, which Rambaud helped establish as a modern scientific discipline.