In the Chronographia, is Michael Psellos’ concern for the army entirely disinterested? [PDF]
, 2012 The present article analyzes Psellos’ commentary on the disarray of the Byzantine army in the Chronographia. The topic is examined in relation to the political circumstances of the time, and the author’s own particular situation.
Vratimos Antonios
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The omnimoda historia of Nummius Aemilianus Dexter : a Latin Translation of Eusebius' Chronography? [PDF]
, 2017 This article discusses two problems of interpretation in the entry on Dexter in Jerome’s De viris illustribus (Hier. vir. ill.). In particular, it offers the first detailed discussion of the information we possess on Dexter’s omnimoda historia, and ...
Van Hoof, Lieve
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Exchanging logoi for aloga: cultural capital and material capital in a letter of Michael Psellos [PDF]
, 2011 In a letter to his friend Iasites (Sathas 171), Michael Psellos proposes that he give the letter itself in exchange for a horse. Exploiting the polysemy of alogon and logos in Greek, Psellos is able to frame this playful representation of a gift exchange
Bernard, Floris
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Images of Trebizond and the Pontos in Contemporary Literature in English with a Gothic Conclusion [PDF]
, 2016 A Byzantinist specializing in the history of the Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461), the author presents four books of different genres written in English and devoted to the medieval state on the south coast of the Black Sea. The most spectacular of them is
Dąbrowska, Małgorzata
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Echoes of Longinus in Gregory of Nyssa [PDF]
, 1999 Gregory's stylistic criticisms of his opponent in Against Eunomius show the terminological influence of the Art of Rhetoric and Philological Discourses of the third-century critic Cassius Longinus.
Heath, M.
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Michaelis Pselli Chronographia [PDF]
, 2014 The new critical edition of Michael Psellos` Chronographia takes into account the entire scholarly work on this text since 1874 in a critical apparatus and a separate text-critical commentary. Compared to previous editions, it provides an improved text, suggesting many new readings. Comprehensive indices facilitate the search within the Greek text. The
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Portrait of the pre-Islamic queen Ma‘wiyā in Karšūnī. Analysis of the Arabic version from its Syriac Aramaic original [PDF]
, 2015 En el presente trabajo estudiamos un fragmento sobre la reina árabe Ma`wiya incluido en la Crónica de Miguel el Grande (m. 1199 AD) en su versión karshuni, comparada con el original siriaco, con el objeto de poder valorar las diversas estrategias y ...
Monferrer Sala, Juan Pedro
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Social Group Profiles in Byzantium: Some Considerations on Byzantine Perceptions Αbout Social Class Distinctions [PDF]
, 2015 Η δημοσίευση συνοψίζει τα δεδομένα της τριετούς έρευνας του προγράμματος «Ηλεκτρονική βάση δεδομένων για την κοινωνική ιστορία του Βυζαντίου από τον 7ο ως τον 12ο αι.: πηγές, προβλήματα και προσεγγίσεις».
Ragia, Efi
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Хронография : Книга XIII [PDF]
, 2014 Представлен перевод "Хронографии" Иоанна Малалы, антиохийского монаха-чтеца VI в., который является одним из наиболее активно изучаемых в мировой науке ранневизантийских исторических сочинений. Перевод выполнен по изданию: Joannis Malalae Chronographia /
Иоанн Малала
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L’organisation de la frontière arabo-byzantine en Cappadoce (VIIIe-IXe siècle) [PDF]
, 2008 International audienceLa genèse de la frontière entre l’empire byzantin et le califat a été analysée d’abord et avant tout comme un processus conduit à l’instigation des Arabes, responsables, dans la seconde moitié du VIIIe siècle, sous les premiers ...
Métivier, Sophie
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