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Research paper thumbnail of Parents and Children, Servants and Masters: Slaves, Freedmen, and the Family in Byzantium

The Routledge Handbook on Identity in Byzantium, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of Artaxerxes in Constantinople: Basil I’s Genealogy and Byzantine Historical Memory of the Achaemenid Persians

Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies, 2020

The descent from Artaxerxes I Makrocheir alleged by Leo VI, an example of medieval ‘Persianism’, ... more The descent from Artaxerxes I Makrocheir alleged by Leo VI, an example of medieval ‘Persianism’, may have been prompted by Artaxerxes’ biblical reputation for helping rebuild Jerusalem.

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Research paper thumbnail of Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca. 950-1204

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Research paper thumbnail of N. GAUL, V. MENZE and C. BALINT (eds) Center, Province and Periphery in the Age of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos: From De Ceremoniis to De Administrando Imperio (Mainzer Veroffentlichungen zur Byzantinistik 15). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2018. Pp. xvi + 300, illus. €72. 9783447109291

The Journal of Hellenic Studies

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Research paper thumbnail of Artaxerxes in Constantinople: Basil I's Genealogy and Byzantine Historical Memory of the Achaemenid Persians

Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, the Phokades, and the Fabii: embellished genealogies and contested kinship in eleventh-century Byzantium

Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2018

This article examines the genealogical claims of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, namely his supposed ... more This article examines the genealogical claims of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, namely his supposed descent from the Phokades and the ancient Roman Fabii, and aims to situate Botaneiates' case within a broader context of exaggerated and contested claims of kinship in medieval Byzantium. While exploring the uses of fictionalized or exaggerated kinship and their reception in contemporary society, it addresses issues of authenticity, proof, and credibility. It argues that Byzantine authors were widely sceptical of audacious genealogical claims and may have been exposed to false claims of kinship more often than previously acknowledged.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Projection of Self in the Homilies of Emperor Leo VI and Their Use as a Source for His Reign

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Research paper thumbnail of Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950-1204: Blood, Reputation, and the Genos (Introduction)

Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950-1204: Blood, Reputation, and the Genos, 2019

This study explores the role and function of the Byzantine aristocratic family group, or genos, a... more This study explores the role and function of the
Byzantine aristocratic family group, or genos, as a
distinct social entity, particularly its political and
cultural role, as it appears in a variety of sources in the
tenth through twelfth centuries. While the genos has
served as a central component of many historical
arguments attempting to explain the changes occurring
in this period, no scholar has yet produced a study
focused on the genos as a social unit, and even the
concept’s basic definition remains unclear. At the same
time, historians of Late Antiquity, Medieval Europe, and
Byzantium have all struggled to find meaningful ways to
analyze and interpret kinship structures beyond the
household or nuclear family. This work seeks to
ameliorate these shortcomings and, in so doing,
addresses aspects of cultural, social, and political
change in Byzantium through the lens of kinship.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (c.1081–c.1350), parts 1 & 2.

by Foteini Spingou, Charles Barber, Nathan Leidholm, Thomas Carlson, Ivan Drpić, Alexandros (Alexander) Alexakis, elizabeth jeffreys, Theocharis Tsampouras, Mircea G . Duluș, Nikos Zagklas, Ida Toth, Alexander Riehle, Brad Hostetler, Michael Featherstone, Emmanuel C Bourbouhakis, Shannon Steiner, Efthymios Rizos, Divna Manolova, Robert Romanchuk, Maria Tomadaki, Kirsty Stewart, Baukje van den Berg, Katarzyna Warcaba, Florin Leonte, Vasileios Marinis, Ludovic Bender, Linda Safran, Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, Rachele Ricceri, Luisa Andriollo, Alex J Novikoff, Annemarie Carr, Marina Bazzani, Greti Dinkova-Bruun, Renaat Meesters, Daphne (Dafni) / Δάφνη Penna / Πέννα, Annemarie Carr, Alexander Alexakis, Jeremy Johns, Maria Parani, Lisa Mahoney, Irena Spadijer, and Ilias Taxidis

ISBN: 9781108483056 Series: Sources for Byzantine Art History 3 In this book the beauty and m... more ISBN: 9781108483056
Series: Sources for Byzantine Art History 3

In this book the beauty and meaning of Byzantine art and its aesthetics are for the first time made accessible through the original sources. More than 150 medieval texts are translated from nine medieval languages into English, with commentaries from over seventy leading scholars. These include theories of art, discussions of patronage and understandings of iconography, practical recipes for artistic supplies, expressions of devotion, and descriptions of cities. The volume reveals the cultural plurality and the interconnectivity of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean from the late eleventh to the early fourteenth centuries. The first part uncovers salient aspects of Byzantine artistic production and its aesthetic reception, while the second puts a spotlight on particular ways of expressing admiration and of interpreting of the visual.

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Research paper thumbnail of Parents and Children, Servants and Masters: Slaves, Freedmen, and the Family in Byzantium

The Routledge Handbook on Identity in Byzantium, 2022

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Research paper thumbnail of Artaxerxes in Constantinople: Basil I’s Genealogy and Byzantine Historical Memory of the Achaemenid Persians

Greek Roman and Byzantine Studies, 2020

The descent from Artaxerxes I Makrocheir alleged by Leo VI, an example of medieval ‘Persianism’, ... more The descent from Artaxerxes I Makrocheir alleged by Leo VI, an example of medieval ‘Persianism’, may have been prompted by Artaxerxes’ biblical reputation for helping rebuild Jerusalem.

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Research paper thumbnail of Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca. 950-1204

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Research paper thumbnail of N. GAUL, V. MENZE and C. BALINT (eds) Center, Province and Periphery in the Age of Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos: From De Ceremoniis to De Administrando Imperio (Mainzer Veroffentlichungen zur Byzantinistik 15). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2018. Pp. xvi + 300, illus. €72. 9783447109291

The Journal of Hellenic Studies

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Research paper thumbnail of Artaxerxes in Constantinople: Basil I's Genealogy and Byzantine Historical Memory of the Achaemenid Persians

Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, the Phokades, and the Fabii: embellished genealogies and contested kinship in eleventh-century Byzantium

Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 2018

This article examines the genealogical claims of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, namely his supposed ... more This article examines the genealogical claims of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, namely his supposed descent from the Phokades and the ancient Roman Fabii, and aims to situate Botaneiates' case within a broader context of exaggerated and contested claims of kinship in medieval Byzantium. While exploring the uses of fictionalized or exaggerated kinship and their reception in contemporary society, it addresses issues of authenticity, proof, and credibility. It argues that Byzantine authors were widely sceptical of audacious genealogical claims and may have been exposed to false claims of kinship more often than previously acknowledged.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Projection of Self in the Homilies of Emperor Leo VI and Their Use as a Source for His Reign

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Research paper thumbnail of Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950-1204: Blood, Reputation, and the Genos (Introduction)

Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950-1204: Blood, Reputation, and the Genos, 2019

This study explores the role and function of the Byzantine aristocratic family group, or genos, a... more This study explores the role and function of the
Byzantine aristocratic family group, or genos, as a
distinct social entity, particularly its political and
cultural role, as it appears in a variety of sources in the
tenth through twelfth centuries. While the genos has
served as a central component of many historical
arguments attempting to explain the changes occurring
in this period, no scholar has yet produced a study
focused on the genos as a social unit, and even the
concept’s basic definition remains unclear. At the same
time, historians of Late Antiquity, Medieval Europe, and
Byzantium have all struggled to find meaningful ways to
analyze and interpret kinship structures beyond the
household or nuclear family. This work seeks to
ameliorate these shortcomings and, in so doing,
addresses aspects of cultural, social, and political
change in Byzantium through the lens of kinship.

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Research paper thumbnail of The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (c.1081–c.1350), parts 1 & 2.

by Foteini Spingou, Charles Barber, Nathan Leidholm, Thomas Carlson, Ivan Drpić, Alexandros (Alexander) Alexakis, elizabeth jeffreys, Theocharis Tsampouras, Mircea G . Duluș, Nikos Zagklas, Ida Toth, Alexander Riehle, Brad Hostetler, Michael Featherstone, Emmanuel C Bourbouhakis, Shannon Steiner, Efthymios Rizos, Divna Manolova, Robert Romanchuk, Maria Tomadaki, Kirsty Stewart, Baukje van den Berg, Katarzyna Warcaba, Florin Leonte, Vasileios Marinis, Ludovic Bender, Linda Safran, Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, Rachele Ricceri, Luisa Andriollo, Alex J Novikoff, Annemarie Carr, Marina Bazzani, Greti Dinkova-Bruun, Renaat Meesters, Daphne (Dafni) / Δάφνη Penna / Πέννα, Annemarie Carr, Alexander Alexakis, Jeremy Johns, Maria Parani, Lisa Mahoney, Irena Spadijer, and Ilias Taxidis

ISBN: 9781108483056 Series: Sources for Byzantine Art History 3 In this book the beauty and m... more ISBN: 9781108483056
Series: Sources for Byzantine Art History 3

In this book the beauty and meaning of Byzantine art and its aesthetics are for the first time made accessible through the original sources. More than 150 medieval texts are translated from nine medieval languages into English, with commentaries from over seventy leading scholars. These include theories of art, discussions of patronage and understandings of iconography, practical recipes for artistic supplies, expressions of devotion, and descriptions of cities. The volume reveals the cultural plurality and the interconnectivity of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean from the late eleventh to the early fourteenth centuries. The first part uncovers salient aspects of Byzantine artistic production and its aesthetic reception, while the second puts a spotlight on particular ways of expressing admiration and of interpreting of the visual.

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