Predrag Komatina, “Serbian Land” in the Tărnovо Inscription of John Asen II in the Light of the Political and Geographical Terminology of the Time Cover Image

„Српска земља” у трновском натпису Јована Асена II у светлу тадашње политичко-географске терминологије
Predrag Komatina, “Serbian Land” in the Tărnovо Inscription of John Asen II in the Light of the Political and Geographical Terminology of the Time

Author(s): Ivana Komatina, Predrag Komatina
Subject(s): 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: Serbian land; John Asen II; Theodore Doukas Komnenos Angelos; Klokotnica; inscription;Polog;Vranje

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the founding inscription of Emperor John Asen II, which was carved on the pillar of the Church of the Forty Martyrs in Tărnovo after his glorious victory over the Epirote ruler Theodore Doukas Komnenos Angelos in the Battle of Klokotnica in 1230, focusing on the meaning of the phrase “Serbian land” in the mentioned inscription in he context of the political-geographical terminology of the time.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 163-178
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian
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