The book is the first attempt to make a systematic analysis of the Russian ecclesiastical policy in the diocese of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the period of 1878-1914. It is based mainly on ...unedited materials from the archives of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sofia, Athens, Belgrade and Istanbul. Using the existing publications on the political aspects of the Eastern question, the author presents a new understanding of the role of Russia in the East Mediterranean region at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries.
The present volume collects most of the contributions to the plenary sessions held at the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, and incisively reflects the ever increasing broadening of ...the very concept of ‘Byzantine Studies’. Indeed, a particularly salient characteristic of the papers presented here is their strong focus on interdisciplinarity and their breadth of scope, both in terms of methodology and content. The cross-pollination between different fields of Byzantine Studies is also a major point of the volume. Archaeology and art history have pride of place; it is especially in archaeological papers that one can grasp the vital importance of the interaction with the so-called hard sciences and with new technologies for contemporary research. This relevance of science and technology for archaeology, however, also applies to, and have significant repercussions in, historical studies, where – for example – the study of climate change or the application of specific software to network studies are producing a major renewal of knowledge. In more traditional subject fields, like literary, political, and intellectual history, the contributions to the present volume offer some important reflections on the connection between Byzantium and other cultures and peoples through the intermediary of texts, stories, diplomacy, trade, and war.
This volume provides an overview of the development of the Patriarchate of Constantinople as central ecclesiastical institution of the Byzantine Empire from Late Antiquity to the Early Ottoman period ...(4th to 15th century CE).
Through the efforts of the Institut de Recherche et d’Histoire des Textes (IRHT), a list of manuscripts is available that preserves homilies on the healing of the paralytic. Included in this list is ...the codex Athonensis, Lauras A 112 (Eustratiadis 112), which, according to those who provided its second description, preserves in the last four folios ‘a homily on the paralytic by John Chrysostom’. After a brief presentation of what is known about this codex, this article offers a detailed examination of the codex’s last four folios, revealing that the description of them by Spyridon Lauriotis and Sophronios Eustratiadis is inaccurate.Contribution This article provides the first thorough examination of the last four folios of the codex Athonensis, Lauras A 112 (Eustratiadis 112), demonstrating that they do not contain ‘a homily on the paralytic by John Chrysostom’ but rather several fragments of homilies on Thomas, Mid-Pentecost and the Ascension. Thus, the article contributes to the description of the codex and to the identification of a previously unknown manuscript witness to several homilies.
Wie wurde kaiserliche Herrschaft im spätantiken Ostrom begründet? Um dies zu ergründen, lotet der vorliegende Band für den Zeitraum von etwa 457 bis 550 n. Chr. systematisch den Stellenwert ...republikanischer Deutungsangebote aus und ergänzt so die Forschung, die sich auf den als Sakralisierung bezeichneten Prozess der christlichen Überformung traditioneller Kommunikationsformen konzentrierte. Methodisch werden Zugänge der Historischen Semantik und der metaphorologischen Begriffsgeschichte genutzt.
Das betrachtete Jahrhundert zeichnet sich durch einen Rechtfertigungsdruck dafür aus, weshalb die tradierte imperiale Monarchie die für das römische Gemeinwesen (res publica) angemessene Herrschaftsform darstellte. Die Kombination aus teils traditionellen, teils innovativen Formen von Monarchiekritik, Endzeiterwartungen und dem Umstand, dass auf ehemals römischem Boden Reiche entstanden, die von keinem Kaiser beherrscht wurden, entfaltete eine bedrohliche Begründungslast, auf die reagiert werden musste.
The splendid gate that gave access to Constantinople's Great Imperial Palace was known as the Chalke Gate. Currently there remains little archaeological evidence of it, but its exact location has ...already been specified. On the basis of these meagre archaeological remains and brief descriptions provided by ancient chroniclers, this paper will attempt to delimit its exact topographical location, explore the functions it fulfilled within the broader defensive-military sphere and formally describe both its exterior and interior appearance.
From the historical-artistic perspective, the focus will be put on the description of its majestic interior mosaics, whose main theme are the military triumphs during Justinian's campaigns. Thus, in our historical journey through the evolution of the Chalke Gate, two main gate types will be described: one previous to Justinian's reign and the other after him, endowed with a still greater majesty and architectural splendor. Likewise, the neglect and abandonment of this spectacular gate during the Paleologos dynasty in the 13th century and more specifically under Michael VIII, when the imperial facilities were moved to the palace located in the Blanquerna district, will be explored.
Similarly, secondary and somewhat more recent sources will be relied upon, such as the work carried out in the mid-19th century by Jules Labarte. This primary historiographical study focusing on the different parts of the Great Palace was subsequently completed and further developed by French Byzantinist Rodolphe Guilland, albeit from a more topographical point of view. The importance and value of the study carried out by eminent British scholar Cyril Mango on the Chalke Gate in the mid-20th century will be also highlighted.
Finally, an attempt will be made to answer any doubts or inconsistencies that may still arise by comparing and contrasting medieval and more recent sources. In doing so, the main characteristics, functions and formal elements of the monumental gate that gave access to the imperial power will form a coherent whole.
La espléndida entrada que daba acceso al Gran Palacio Imperial de Constantinopla era conocida como la puerta Chalké. Actualmente disponemos de escasos restos arqueológicos, aunque ya se ha podido precisar su ubicación exacta. Partiendo de la base de esos exiguos restos arqueológicos y las breves descripciones dadas por los antiguos cronistas procuraremos delimitar su ubicación topográfica exacta, desarrollar las funciones que cumplía dentro del ámbito defensivo-militar y describir formalmente tanto exterior como interiormente su fisionomía.
Dentro del ámbito histórico artístico nos centraremos en la descripción de sus majestuosos mosaicos interiores, cuya temática principal es el triunfo militar durante las campañas de Justiniano. Así pues, en el recorrido histórico que realizaremos durante la evolución de la Chalké encontraremos principalmente dos tipos de puerta: una anterior al reinado de Justiniano y otra posterior a él, dotada de mayor majestuosidad y esplendor arquitectónico. Así mismo llegaremos al fin y abandono de este espectacular acceso, cuando ya en el siglo XIII con la dinastía de los Paleólogos, y más concretamente con Miguel VIII, las instalaciones imperiales se trasladaron al palacio ubicado en el barrio de Blanquerna.
De igual modo, nos apoyaremos en fuentes secundarias y algo más modernas como el estudio realizado a mediados del siglo XIX por Jules Labarte. Este estudio historiográfico primario basado en las diferentes partes del Gran Palacio fue subsiguientemente completado y desarrollado en mayor medida por el bizantinista francés Rodolphe Guilland, aunque desde un punto de vista más topográfico. Así mismo, pondremos de manifiesto la importancia y el valor del estudio realizado por el eminente Cyril Mango a mediados del siglo XX sobre la puerta Chalké.
Intentaremos pues dar respuesta a las dudas o incongruencias que vayan surgiendo mediante la comparación y el contraste de fuentes medievales y modernas. De este modo estableceremos las principales características, funciones y elementos formales de la monumental entrada que daba acceso al poder imperial.
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