Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
The De Cerimoniis is a work of compilation produced for the emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-59), and partially revised or updated under Nikephoros II...
Notes on the Diplomatic Stylesheet
The attention paid in the De Cerimoniis to foreign affairs in minimal, and to some extent this can be explained by the existence of...
Byzantine society produced the harmonious
The central theme in this document is taxis. Taxis, or correct order, within Byzantine society produced the harmonious hierarchy of institutions that consituted the...
Articular emperor aspired
These latter added their own quota of evil as fuel to the general conflagration fired by their ruler, and the result was nothing but...
Our Lady’s kindnesses in the past
When the emperor saw this beautiful sight (he was particularly reverent in his veneration for this ikon) he immediately took heart, and holding it...
Look their enemies in the eye
Here were those same men, who had brought a continent to terms, who in their preparations for war and in their military dispositions had...
