The Byzantine Aristocracy and its Military Function (Variorum Collected Studies)

The first four studies in this volume by Jean-Claude Cheynet, specially translated from French for publication here, present a broad-ranging analysis of the Byzantine aristocracy of the 8th-12th centuries. Along with the other articles in the first part, they examine the evolution of aristocratic families and the composition of this group, the relative importance of landholding and public office, the notion of 'civilian' and 'military' families, and patterns of inheritance. In the second part, the focus is on the Byzantine army, with studies looking both at the position of aristocrats within it, and more generally at the effectiveness of the army itself, notably in the campaigns in Asia Minor against the Arabs and the Turks.

History

Cheynet, Jean-Claude

Africa

Routledge

<p>The first four studies in this volume by Jean-Claude Cheynet, specially translated from French for publication here, present a broad-ranging analysis of the Byzantine aristocracy of the 8th-12th centuries. Along with the other articles in the first part, they examine the evolution of aristocratic families and the composition of this group, the relative importance of landholding and public office, the notion of 'civilian' and 'military' families, and patterns of inheritance. In the second part, the focus is on the Byzantine army, with studies looking both at the position of aristocrats within it, and more generally at the effectiveness of the army itself, notably in the campaigns in Asia Minor against the Arabs and the Turks.</p>

Europe

Byzantine seals at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums were published by Ebersolt about a century ago and unfortunately it provides limited information. In 2007 V. Bulgurlu competed and published her dissertation on 350 of them. Since then this is the first comprehensive work on the collection. The first section on the imperial seals presents 61 examples; second chapter on central administration 255 examples, the third chapter on provincial administration presents 132 seals; fourth chapter on palatine functions presents 34; fifth chapter on dignitaries 255 seals; sixth chapter on the Church presents 152; seventh chapter on patronymics 125 seals; eighth chapter on prenoms 228 examples; ninth chapter on anonymous examples presents 34; tenth chapter on iconographic examples presents 88 seals; eleventh chapter on uncertain seals presents 152 examples. The work is in French but the introduction, main texts in ch. 3 and glossary are also given in Turkish. Each seal is illustrated with b/w images on both sides.

Les Sceaux Byzantins du Musee Archeologique d'Istanbul (French Edition)

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The Byzantine Aristocracy and its Military Function (Variorum Collected Studies)

The Byzantine Aristocracy and its Military Function (Variorum Collected Studies)

Les Sceaux Byzantins du Musee Archeologique d'Istanbul (French Edition)