“The Story of the Theodoro city” as a source on the situation in the Southwestern Crimea in the late 14th century
Journal: Golden Horde Review
Year: 2026

The purpose of the study is to analyze the Byzantine written source of the late 14th century “The story of the Theodoro city”. The author, Hieromonk Matthew, traveled through the Southwestern Crimea from Yalta to the Theodoro city, the capital of the principality of the same name, located on the plateau of Mount Mangup. Despite the specific genre of the narrative (monody), it reflects very accurate observations concerning both the general location of the city and its individual objects. It is po