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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 The ancient Ethiopian Christian empire was an emergent and notable power in Eastern Africa and influenced its surrounding regions. It was itself influenced both religiously and politically. The ancient Christian narrative of North Africa has been deduced
Rugare Rukuni, Erna Oliver
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The folly of old age in Byzantine and early Modern Greek literature
Neograeca Bohemica, 2020 This paper focuses on the folly of old age as a literary motif. It aims to demonstrate that the first appearance of the motif in Greek literature is not in the early 16th century vernacular poem Peri gerondos na mi pari koritsi, as is generally believed.
Markéta Kulhánková
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The Images of War in the Byzantine Historical Literature of the 10th Century: Nikephoros Ouranos
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2016 The reign of Basil II is considered by historians to be the time of the highest military and political power of Byzantium in modern historiography. Despite this fact, many issues connected with the period of 976-1025 remains poorly studied.
Karina R. Kapsalykova
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Harald Sigurdsson and the Russo-Byzantine War of 1043
Slovene, 2014 The present article analyzes Kekaumenos’ commentary on the service of Harald Sigurdsson in the Byzantine army. Special attention is given to the composition of Consilia et Narrationes and the historiographic perception of this text.
Oleksandr M. Fylypchuk
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Vox Patrum, 2018 The Hexaëmeron, traditionally ascribed to Anastasius of Sinai may be one of the most important works of Christian mysticism from the Byzantine era. Three factors make it especially significant. First, it is one of the longest and most detailed surviving
Magdalena Jóźwiak
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Glimpses of Joy in Byzantine Literature
This chapter explores the polysemy of emotional language in Byzantine literature, focusing on the bodily expressions of joy—ranging from dance to tears—and the tension between spiritual and worldly emotions. Contrary to the stereotype of Byzantium as a joyless culture, the author demonstrates how joy occupies a complex, morally nuanced space shaped by ...
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Studia CeraneaThe depiction of Isaac II Angelos in the History of Niketas Choniates, rounded off with the full description of the emperor in the final paragraph of the account on his first reign (1185–1195), is by far the most complex of all imperial portrayals ...
Ana Cagić
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OksidentIn Christian eschatology, the leadership typology is not limited solely to the figure of the Messiah. This typology has been expanded, particularly with figures such as the Last Emperor. Oracula, attributed to Byzantine Emperor Leo VI (886-912), presents
Umut Var
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Identification Tharais: Rediscovering a Byzantine Archaeological Site on the Madaba Mosaic Map
GephyraThis study delves into the archaeological site of Tharais, which is referenced in the famous Madaba mosaic map. and dates back to the Byzantine era.
Musallam Al-rawahneh
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The Influence of the Syriac Literature on the Old Oriental Slavonic Literatures
1616, 2011 Arising from the range of influence of the Byzantine Empire, Syriac literature and the literature of eastern Slavs have a lot more in common than might be initially imagined.
Salustio ALVARADO SOCASTRO
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