DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS

Sergey Ivanov is a specialist in the history and culture of Byzantium and in Byzantino–Slavic relations. He published more than two hundred scholarly articles and several books, including In Search of Constantinople: A Guidebook through Byzantine Istanbul and Its Surroundings (Istanbul, 2022, translated into Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Turkish), Pearls Before Swine: Missionary Work in Byzantium (Paris, 2015, translated into Russian, Czech and Serbian),  and Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond (Oxford, 2006, translated into Russian, Serbian, Czech and Rumanian).

Ivanov is a Corresponding Member of the British Academy.

Research Interests: Byzantine history and culture, Byzantino–Slavic relations

Selected Publications

Ivanov, S. 2022. In Search of Constantinople: A Guidebook through Byzantine Istanbul and Its Surroundings. Kitap Yayinevi.

Ivanov, S. 2015. Pearls Before Swine: Missionary Work in Byzantium.  Association des Amis du Centre d'histoire et Civilisation de Byzance.

Ivanov, S. 2006. Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond. Oxford University Press.