Περὶ Πρεσβειῶν,
De
LegationibusA Joannes Constantinopolitanus, of whom nothing further is known, was the compiler of the
first part of that division of the
Collectanea of Constantine
Porphyrogenitus, which bears the title
Περὶ Πρεσβειῶν,
De Legationibus.Editions
This first part was published by Fulvius Ursinus, 4to. Antwerp, 1582, with notes;
it was entitled Ἐκ τῶν Πολυβίου τοῦ μεγαλοπολίτου ἐκβολαὶ
περὶ πρεσβειῶν with an addition to the title, printed on the back, in Latin,
Fragmenta ex Historiis quae non extant Dionysii Halicarnassei,
Diodori Siculi, Appiani Alexandrini, Dionysii Cassii Nicaei, de Legationibus; Dionysii
Lib. lxxix. et lxxx. imperfectus. Emendationes in Polybium. This copious
title enumerates the contents of the work, and indicates their value.