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Aristocracy and Literary Production in the Tenth Century
No full textTaking as its starting point the figure and work of John Geometra, a poet active in 10th-century Constantinople, the article examines two interrelated phenomena. On the one hand, the author questions whether a literary production of aristocratic and provincial inspiration existed in Byzantium during the period under examination, and proposes to identify traces of it in the Byzantine literature that has come down to us. On the other hand, the research intends to reconstruct how the Constantinopolitan cultural elite active at the Macedonian court was able to translate the ambitions and traditions of this rising social group, expressing them in the language of the 'high' classicizing literature
Imperial adjudication in Late Antiquity: evolutions and perceptions in the light of documentary evidence
Full text linkThis paper explores the functions of recorded proceedings in late antique court administration, focusing on documentary records related to imperial adjudication. Verbatim records of verdicts uttered by the emperor on individual cases are on the whole scarcely attested; they become particularly rare from the mid-3rd century AD, and are no longer preserved after the 4th century. The author scrutinizes the causes and meaning of such a state of evidence. After an in-depth analysis of the extracts of proceedings included in the Theodosian and Justinian codes, parallel literary and non-literary sources on imperial jurisdiction in the 4th and 5th centuries are considered. The discussion highlights changes occurred in the function, circulation and reception of minuted records. These reflect evolutions which affected not only judicial procedure, but also the understanding of the imperial role, the forms of institutional communication, and late antique legal thinking. /nThis paper explores the functions of recorded proceedings in late antique court administration, focusing on documentary records related to imperial adjudication. Verbatim records of verdicts uttered by the emperor on individual cases are on the whole scarcely attested; they become particularly rare from the mid-3rd century AD, and are no longer preserved after the 4th century. The author scrutinizes the causes and meaning of such a state of evidence. After an in-depth analysis of the extracts of proceedings included in the Theodosian and Justinian codes, parallel literary and non-literary sources on imperial jurisdiction in the 4th and 5th centuries are considered. The discussion highlights changes occurred in the function, circulation and reception of minuted records. These reflect evolutions which affected not only judicial procedure, but also the understanding of the imperial role, the forms of institutional communication, and late antique legal thinking./n/n
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When universal history reaches the present: narrative time and authorial presence in Zonaras' account of Alexios Komnenos' reign
No full textThe paper addresses the issues of Zonaras Epitome’s place within the tradition of Byzantine chronicle, using it as a test-case for the validity and meaning of genre distinction in Byzantine historiography. The discussion focuses on the last section of Zonaras’ work, which recounts the reign of Alexios I Komnenos. The author shows that Zonaras’ choices with respect to the selection of narrative contents, their chronological arrangement, and the handling of narrative time push the boundaries of the chronicle genre in order to provide an ideological interpretation of the recent past
Imperial adlocutiones to the army: performance, recording and functions (2nd-4th centuries CE)
Full text linkNicholas Kallikles’ epitaph for the sebastos Roger: the success of a Norman chief at the court of Alexios I Komnenos
No full textAt the beginning of the twelfth century, Nicholas Kallikles composed an epitaph in dodecasyllables for the sebastos Roger, a Norman commander who deserted to Byzantium and was the founder of a successful Byzantine lineage. Not only does this text inform us about the origins of a prominent yet poorly known aristocratic family, but it also sheds light on the process of social and cultural integration of foreign elites into the Komnenian aristocracy. The paper provides an English translation of Kallikles’ text, along with an extensive prosopographical, historical and literary commentary
Constantinople et les provinces d'Asie Mineure, IXe-XIe siècle. Administration impériale, sociétés locales et rôle de l’aristocratie
No full textCe livre présente une interprétation nouvelle de l'évolution des relations entre Constantinople et les provinces micrasiatiques de l'Empire byzantin entre le IXe et le XIe siècle en proposant une analyse des formes concrètes de l'administration et de l'exploitation des territoires provinciaux en même temps que des perceptions et des représentations culturelles de ce rapport. Il démontre ainsi la place centrale dans ses mécanismes de l'aristocratie, principale interlocutrice politique du pouvoir impérial.
Pendant toute la période considérée, l'aristocratie remplit une fonction cruciale de médiation entre le gouvernement central et la société provinciale, par l'exercice des fonctions publiques et par la constitution de vastes réseaux de relations personnelles. Après avoir reconstruit la représentation traditionnelle des provinces dans la littérature byzantine, puis la structure militaire, administrative et fiscale de l'administration provinciale, l'enquête cerne les enjeux réels du contrôle des territoires orientaux à travers l'étude de trois macro-régions.
Pour chacune d'entre elles, elle s'attache à déceler les intérêts économiques et stratégiques des institutions centrales, leurs rapports mutuels et leur interaction avec la société locale. Enfin, elle trace l'évolution du profil social de l'aristocratie méso-byzantine, de son idéologie et de son attitude vis-à-vis de l'idéal impérial. Les conclusions éclairent d'un jour nouveau la crise qui bouleversa l'Empire à la veille de l'avènement d'Alexis Comnène
A proposito di M. Hebblewhite, The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235-395, London – New York 2017
No full textDiscussione di Mark Hebblewhite, The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235–395, London/New York 201
A proposito di A. Bucossi e A. Rodriguez Suarez (ed.), John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son, London – New York 2016
No full textDiscussione di Alessandra Bucossi, Alex Rodriguez Suarez (eds.), John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son, London-New York: Routledge 201
"The Emperor at the Council. Imperial Interventions in Late Antique Church Councils in Literary Sources and Documentary Records"
No full textRecensione di I. Nilsson and P. Stephenson (eds.), Wanted Byzantium. The Desire for a Lost Empire, Uppsala 2014
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