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Aspekte Der Politischen Verflechtung Des Patriarchen In Der Mittelbyzantinischen Zeit
Aspects Of Political Interference Patriarchs In The Mid-Byzantine Period

Author(s): Michael Grünbart
Subject(s): History
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: Patriarch; emperor; political culture

Summary/Abstract: The patriarch of Constantinople became an important political factor in the middle Byzantine period. Three aspects will be discussed: 1. Responsibility for the inauguration of the ruler, 2. Support of usurpations and political coups, 3. Mediation.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 50/1
  • Page Range: 283-300
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: German