ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
“The influence of Byzantine culture in medieval Dalmatia was neither sporadic nor isolated, but deeply embedded in the history of this region. The province, later theme Dalmatia, was part of the Byzantine Empire during the Early Middle Ages. Eastern and Western influences together marked the development of early medieval Dalmatia. Continue reading “Foundations of Byzantine tradition in medieval Dalmatia”
Here we present a selected part of the very interesting and informative essay “Byzantium and the West“, by Angeliki A. Laiou*. Continue reading “Eastern Roman Empire: a rather tolerant and cosmopolitan medieval society – Muslims and mosques in Orthodox Constantinople”
By Dr Charles Kadlec, Professor of Slavonic Law at the Charles University of Prague.
“While the Germans impressed their characteristic stamp on both the medieval and modern history of Western Europe, it was reserved for the Eastern Slavs, the Russians, to build a great empire on the borderlands of Europe and Asia. Continue reading “The (Eastern) Roman Empire and its northern neighbours (Alans, Goths, Huns, Bulgars, Avars, Turks)”
Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The Taktika of Leo VI and the Byzantine Eastern Frontier During the Ninth and Tenth Centuries“, by Kosuke Nakada. Continue reading “Roman Emperor Leo VI’s perspective on the eastern frontier reflected in the “Taktika””
Here we present selected parts of the very informative paper titled “The Taktika of Leo VI and the Byzantine Eastern Frontier During the Ninth and Tenth Centuries“, by Kosuke Nakada. Continue reading “Muslim Incursions into Roman (‘Byzantine’) Territory in the Ninth Century”
Here we present selected parts of the very interesting essay titled “The embryo in Byzantine Canon Law“, by S. Troianos* Continue reading “The ecclesiastic and secular prohibition of abortion in the Roman East”
Novo Scriptorium 