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Comitatus-a Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oct 1, 1999

The Catholic Historical Review, 2007

This rather belated issue of the Jahrbuch is dedicated to the distinguished student of early Chri... more This rather belated issue of the Jahrbuch is dedicated to the distinguished student of early Christianity in the Middle East, Albrecht Dihle, on his eightieth birthday. There are nine articles and seventeen learned reviews, the former being almost equally divided between literary studies and archaeology. An interesting article by Bruno Bleckmann seeks to identify the anonymous Vita BHG 365 with a missing fragment of Philostorgius' Church history relating to the first conflict between Constantine and Licinius in 315-16. Altay Coskun provides a detailed account of the long-running and bloodstained conflict between Pope Damasus and his rival Ursinus in 366-73, and analyses the motives and actions of successive praefecti Viventius and Maximinus in supporting Damasus. Zahi Hawass and Gawdat Gabra describe the excavation of a Coptic hermitage at Mansouria, in an extension of the western desert, 25 km north of the Giza pyramids. The excavators regret the apparent lack of care by the authorities of the fine sixth-seventh-century Coptic frescos found in the course of the excavation. Two further pieces of archaeological research, on the reliquaries of Nicolas of Myra, by Philipp Niewöhner, and a survey of six churches in Pednelissos in Pisidia between the fourth and seventh centuries AD, by Ulrike Karas and Sebastian Ristow, complete a well-balanced, and wellproduced, issue. Of the reviews, two by Winrich Löhr on Henry Chadwick's The Church in ancient society, and Wucherpfennig's study of Heracleon, are outstanding. There is, however, a tendency among reviewers to write mini theses, which sometimes obscure the character of the work under review. As usual, the editors have produced a faultless, scholarly, volume.

Digital Medievalist, 2019

Speculum

The identities of Count Roger I of Sicily's sons and the succession crisis that threatened to env... more The identities of Count Roger I of Sicily's sons and the succession crisis that threatened to envelop the state he had worked for some 40 years to build have not yet been fully understood, notwithstanding attempts by a number of talented scholars to resolve the confusion. This study offers a solution to the question of the identities of his two sons named Geoffrey. Long confused on account of their names, it disentangles the two, using Roger's administrative documents and Geoffrey of Malaterra's _The Deeds of Count Roger of Calabria and Sicily and of his Brother Duke Robert Guiscard_ to demonstrate that one was an illegitimate younger son while the older Geoffrey was the intended heir, a product of the count's first marriage. Important to this proposal is the frequent mistranslation of a word in Malaterra's chronicle as well as an overlooked clue in the surviving charter evidence. Building on this solution, the article then explores the fate of the older Geoffrey, the son who would have become the next count of Sicily and Calabria had he not suffered from a severe form of leprosy. It argues that Roger's concern for his son and for the future of his state need to be more fully considered and posits that two of his most important foundations-the monasteries of St. Bartholomew of Lipari and the Holy Savior of Patti-were physical expressions of his anxiety as he contemplated the future of his county. (Forthcoming)

Medieval Identities: Socio-Cultural Spaces

The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2016

This article explores the cult of St Nicholas in later eleventh-century Bari, focusing on its imp... more This article explores the cult of St Nicholas in later eleventh-century Bari, focusing on its importance to the new Norman rulers in the region as well as to their subjects. While acknowledging the influence of earlier expressions of the cult in Normandy and in Byzantine southern Italy, it argues that for numerous reasons Nicholas was, for Bari, an especially important – and appropriate – intercessor. During these years, which witnessed the translation of the saint from Myra, economic developments, church politics and the demands of the First Crusade merged to render Nicholas an ideal patron for the city.

'A Great Effusion of Blood'?, 2003

History Teacher, May 1, 2007

Viator, Mar 4, 2015

Published in _Viator_ 44 (2013): 119-149. The mosaic of Christ crowning Roger II of Sicily in the... more Published in _Viator_ 44 (2013): 119-149. The mosaic of Christ crowning Roger II of Sicily in the church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, Palermo has long been recognized for its Byzantine influence. While acknowledging this debt, this article calls attention to a little-discussed western influence--the fleurs-de-lis on the king's robe--and argues that although the mosaic borrowed heavily from Byzantine imperial iconography, the inclusion of lilies was meant to emphasize Roger's French connections. This study discusses the growing significance of the flower among the Capetian kings (particularly Louis VII) and investigates the broader historical context that includes the rise of the French monarchy, the development of the French state, and the nature of French identity in the twelfth century to explain why Roger would have been interested in cultivating his connections to France. In so doing, the article attempts to realign Roger with his western roots, which at times have been overlooked in favor of the exotic elements of his kingdom.

Comitatus a Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Oct 1, 1999

This article will not cover dancing in churches because its focus is activities that were clearly... more This article will not cover dancing in churches because its focus is activities that were clearly non-devotional; dances were ambiguous activities that were sometimes acts of devotion. Also, the subject of dancing in the Middle Ages-including in churches-has been covered by a good number of competent scholars. See for example Eugene Louis Backman, Religious Dances in the Christian Church and in