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Chalcedonian armenian aristocracy in the service of empire: military leaders and diplomatic agents of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология, 2013
The paper examines the social status and administrative activities of Chalcedonian Armenians in the service of the empire in IX–X centuries according to the treatise of Constantine Porphyrogennetos “On the Governance of the Empire”.
Arutiunova-Fidanian Viada
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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From Rome to Constantinople: Peculiarities of Senatorial Embassies between the Second Half of the 5th and First Half of the 6th Centuries

Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки, 2020
This article concerns the interaction of the barbarian kingdoms of Italy and Constantinople between the second half of the 5th and first half of the 6th centuries.
Evgeniya Sergeevna Zaitseva
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
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Mills and society in early medieval northern Italy

Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 3-33, February 2026.
Drawing on the extensive documentary record of northern Italy, available archaeological evidence, and comparative case studies from early medieval Europe, this study demonstrates that mill‐based landscapes in the Po and Friuli‐Venetian plains were shaped by society as a whole.
Marco Panato
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Cultural Rights and Social Inclusion: Reflections on the Engagement of Refugee Communities in Egyptian Museums

Curator: The Museum Journal, Volume 69, Issue 1, Page 57-79, January 2026.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, Egypt has been a place of refuge for many individuals fleeing political upheaval, including Sudanese, Syrian, Yemeni, Iraqi, and Palestinian communities. The influx of Sudanese refugees since 2023 has further increased the country's refugee population.
Nevine Nizar Zakaria, Heba Alders
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Twenty years of cucurbit breeding research at the World Vegetable Center

Crop Science, Volume 65, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
Abstract The contribution of cucurbit crops to global food and nutrition security is immense. They are economically and nutritionally important to smallholder farmers in Asia, who account for 81% of global cucurbit production. World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) has been focused for 20 years on four species: bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), ridge ...
Narinder Pal Singh Dhillon
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The Ruling Class of the Despotate of Epirus: A Research Attempt. Review of Denisov, S. A. (2017). Politicheskaia elita Epirskogo tsarstva v 1205–1261 gg. [Political Elite in the Principality of Epirus between 1205 and 1261]. Medievalia. Moscow; St Petersburg: Center for Huma­nitarian Initiatives. 398 p.

Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки, 2017
This review analyses the new research of the ‘Epirus model’ of Byzantine statehood, the structure and political behaviour of the local ruling class. The reviewer emphases the topicality of the issue in question, concerning the history of the Despotate of 
Tatiana Viktorovna Kushch
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The visibility of women in tenth‐century Rome

Early Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 522-544, November 2025.
Women played a significant part in tenth‐century Rome, and the documentation makes them visible in a way rarely seen in early medieval sources. First examining the political agency of the foremost among them, women like Marozia and the Theophylact family senatrices, this paper also highlights the socio‐economic, legal and cultural role of many women of
Veronica West‐Harling
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Uma análise do discurso dos conselhos de Cecaumenos ao Imperador Bizantino Miguel V Dukas (1071-1078)

e-Hum: Revista das Áreas de Humanidade do Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte, 2021
eoi/doi Deposit Form - Electronic Object Identifier    http://eoi.citefactor.org/10.11248/ehum.v1i1.369 RESUMO: Esse trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a construção discursiva dos conselhos de Cecaumenos (1010? -1070?), um aristocrata militar bizantino,
João Vicente de Medeiros Pubio Dias
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