SHORT NOTES ON THE PROSOPOGRAPHY OF THE BYZANTINE THEME OF KOLONEIA (PART II)
SHORT NOTES ON THE PROSOPOGRAPHY OF THE BYZANTINE THEME OF KOLONEIA (PART II)
Author(s): Pantelis CharalampakisSubject(s): Military history, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi - Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Keywords: Pontos; Koloneia; Byzantine Theme; Prosopography; 42 Martyrs of Amorion; Kallistos Melissenos;
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the case study of Kallistos (reportedly a member of the Melissenos family), one of the Forty-two Byzantine officials captured by the Arabs in the aftermath of the siege of Amorion in 838. The person in question has been recorded in scholarly literature as a military officer active in Koloneia (or, according to other views, in the themes of the Anatolikoi or the Armeniakoi). A closer examination of extant evidence, however, may suggest that he never existed – or at least not as a military commander in Koloneia – and his mention in the sources was the result of a misunderstanding and/or fictional writing related to hagiography, politics, or family prestige.
Journal: Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi
- Issue Year: 5/2019
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 115-128
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English