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Armenians in the Byzantine Empire
2023Armenians in the Byzantine Empire is a new study exploring the relationship between the Armenians and Byzantines from the ninth through eleventh centuries. Utilising primary sources from multiple traditions, the evidence is clear that until the eleventh century Armenian migrants were able to fully assimilate into the Empire, in time recognized fully as
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Monasticism in the Byzantine Empire
2020AbstractModern scholars are in a good position to write broad, engaging, and coherent accounts of Byzantine monasticism, ones that explain its vital role in politics and society, its remarkable resiliency in response to historical change, and its lasting contribution to values and culture.
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Hagiography in the Byzantine Empire
2023Hagiography is the literary genre represented by the texts written in honor of a saint or a group of saints and unfolding as shorter or longer accounts of their biography, martyrdom, and/or other manifestations of their confession of faith. Derived from the components hagios (saint) and graphe (writing), hagiography is a term coined by European ...
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Leprosy in the Byzantine Empire
2014This chapter focuses on the history of leprosy within the Byzantine Empire. Over the years, Byzantine society debated the social, religious, and medical implications of leprosy, which they usually called “elephantiasis,” or “Elephant Disease.” Moreover, Byzantine ecclesiastical and political leaders managed to create an environment in which victims ...
Timothy S. Miller, John W. Nesbitt
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The Byzantine Empire, 1025–1118
2004In 992 Basil II encouraged their activities by reducing the tolls on their ships paid for passage through the Hellespont to Constantinople. The effect was to favour Constantinople's role as the clearing house of Mediterranean trade. It underlined Constantinople's position as the cross-roads of the medieval world. This brought the Byzantine empire great
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The Byzantine Empire, 1118–1204
2004Under John II and Manuel I Byzantium remained a wealthy and expansionist power, maintaining the internal structures and external initiatives which were necessary to sustain a traditional imperial identity in a changing Mediterranean world of crusaders, Turks and Italian merchants.
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