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In enemy hands: the Byzantine experience of captivity between the seventh and tenth centuries. [PDF]
Early Mediev Eur, 2023 The present paper deals with forced migration experienced by subjects of the Byzantine Empire captured by foreign enemies in the context of warfare between the seventh and the tenth centuries. The focus of the first part is on the scenarios faced by individuals and groups when an enemy had taken control of a settlement or a larger territory. The second
Simeonov G.
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Saints' mobility and confinement: deconstructing Byzantine stories of (fe)male ascetics and monastics. [PDF]
Early Mediev Eur, 2023 This article investigates stories of holiness which have ascetics or monastics as their hero(in)es and which develop based on a careful interlocking of two concepts: wanderings in urban or desert environments and self‐confinement in enclosed or secluded spaces.
Papavarnavas C.
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Africa e africani nella patrologia nicena di IV-VI secolo
, 2019 Il presente studio ha l’obiettivo di mostrare come l’Africa e gli africani fossero percepiti, rappresentati e utilizzati come argomento retorico nella produzione letteraria degli autori niceni della medesima area territoriale fra IV e VI secolo. La discussione sull’appartenenza africana è sviluppata ponendo al centro la visione prospettica degli autori
Marcello Lusvarghi
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