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The Christian Nubia and the Arabs
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2015)
Nubia constituted the area in the Nile Valley in the present day Sudan, the area which
spread from the first cataract up to the place where the White Nile meets the Blue Nile. The area was
inhabited by the population ...
Monarchs’ Names and Numbering in the Second Bulgarian State
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2015)
The article explores the onomastic practices of medieval Bulgarians, focusing on the
Second Bulgarian State, from the late 12th to the early 15th century. The collected evidence suggests
that soon after their conversion ...
The Exiled Bishops of Constantinople from the Fourth to the Late Sixth Century
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2015)
A number of cases of the bishops of Constantinople exiled over a period until as late as the
close of the 6th century prove the fact that the rulers would always make an effort to remove the deposed
bishops from the City, ...
Normans and Other Franks in 11th Century Byzantium: the Careers of the Adventurers before the Rule of Alexius I Comnenus
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego (Lodz University Press), 2014)
The paper examines the Frankish presence in Byzantium during 11th century. It was stressed that the mentioned period was the time of a great influx of westerners to the East. At first,
most of them visited Constantinople ...
Observations on the Portrayal of the Ruler in the Novels of Leo VI
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2021-12-30)
The legal texts of the Byzantine period contain elements that clearly portray the role and duties of the emperor as ruler of the State. Leo VI the Wise (886–912 AD), famous for his abundant legislative and general legal ...
Christian Heretical Participation in the Rebellion of Börklüce Mustafa and Sheikh Bedreddin – Reappraising the Evidence
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2021-12-30)
The outbreak and Balkan and Anatolian trajectories of the rebellions of Borkluce Mustafa and Sheikh Bedreddin in 1416 still pose a series of religio-historic problems which still do not allow a satisfactory and detailed ...
From Enemies to Allies: the Mystery of Prince Oleg’s Campaign against Constantinople
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2021-12-30)
This article proposes a rethinking of the main patterns of Rus-Byzantine relations at the turn of the 9th–10th centuries. The Christianization of some groups of Rus’ elite after 860 seems to be plausible, but short-lived. ...
The De haeresibus et synodis of Germanos I of Constantinople as a Source on Early Byzantine Heresies? Prospects of a Critical Edition
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2021-12-30)
A new, critical edition of the 8th-century treatise De haeresibus et synodis (CPG 8020) by Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople is in progress; it will provide new insights, especially into the large extent of sources ...
Ideology behind the Naming: On the Origin of Basil II’s Appellation ‘Scythicus’
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-12)
The paper examines the terminology used by the Byzantine authors of the 10th and 11th century as regards the Samuel’s State, which was largely shaped by the Byzantine ideology and momentary aim of the political propaganda. ...
The Chieftains of the Eastern Roman Empire in Light of the Chronicle of Marcellinus Comes
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-11-21)
It is clear that while Chronicle of Marcellinus Comes belongs to most important works from the 6th century, there is significant problem with indicating his personal attitude towards the discussed characters and the described ...