Papagiya of the Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus’ Treatise De Administrando Imperio in the Light of Written and Archaeological Sources
Journal: Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy Vestnik
Year: 2018

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus' treatise De Administrando Imperio contains unique information on the country of Papagiya located in the Northwest Caucasus between Zikhiya and Kasakhiya. The present paper deals with the issues of Papagiya localization in the Trans-Kuban region and the ethnocultural features of the Papags on the basis of the complex analysis of archaeological and written sources.