ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
Here we present a part of the Chapter ‘The Church and Churchmen’ (Pages 57-58) from the book ‘Everyday life in Byzantium’ by Tamara Talbot Rice. Continue reading “Roman Empire: The transformation from Paganism to Christianity”
Here we present a part of the «Introduction» from the book «Historical Dictionary of Byzantium», by John H. Rosser. Continue reading “‘Byzantium’; a conventional term”
Here we present a part of the «Editor’s Foreword» from the book «Historical Dictionary of Byzantium», by John H. Rosser. Continue reading “Examination of Byzantium’s legacy as a way of achieving understanding of its successor states – Russia, Greece, Serbia”
Here we present a review of the corresponding book by C. Fred Alford. Continue reading “The Psychoanalytic Theory of Greek Tragedy”
by Vladimir Moss
The Growth of Feudalism
Thus was the Papist heresy crushed – for the time being. However, the serpent of Papism lay bruised, not completely scotched; and a more permanent triumph could be hoped for only if a healthy antidote against its poison could be built up within the West. Continue reading “The fall of Orthodox England – The Ecclesiastical Roots of the Norman Conquest, 1043-1087 (Part 3)”
by Vladimir Moss
The Rise of the Heretical Papacy
As the power of the “Holy Roman Emperors” of the West declined in the ninth century, so the power of the Popes increased. Continue reading “The Fall of Orthodox England – The Ecclesiastical Roots of the Norman Conquest, 1043-1087 (Part 2)”
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