Notarii (ταβουλλαριοι) din Constantinopol la cumpăna secolelor IX-X: aspecte ale organizării şi funcţionării reflectate în Cartea Eparchului
Notaries (ταβουλλάριοι) in Constantinople at the turn of the 9th-10th centuries: Aspects of organization and functioning reflected in the Book of the Eparch

Summary/Abstract: The Book of the Eparch, attributed to Emperor Leo IV, is an important source of knowledge about the economic and social life of Constantinople at the turn of the 9th-10th centuries. The work describes the offikia, collegiums and guilds, which included various categories of officials, artisans, merchants and workers in the capital of the empire and operated under the direct control of the capital’s eparch. In Byzantine society, notaries occupied an important place among officials. At the turn of the 9th-10th centuries, the notaries of Constantinople were part of a college headed by a primikerios appointed from among their number by the prefect of the city. The organization, rights and duties, as well as all aspects of the activities of notaries were strictly regulated by a charter consisting of 26 articles.

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