HIST 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Autokrator, Fairfax New Zealand, Princeps
23 Nov 2017
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Byzantine political history from 3rd to 15th century. Thematic approach for 2nd part of the term. One of the most enduring aspects of the byzantine state. There (cid:449)as (cid:374)e(cid:448)er a (cid:373)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) b(cid:455)za(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e histor(cid:455) (cid:449)he(cid:374) there (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:374) emperor/empress on the throne or someone trying to be there. There was never a point where there was a democracy. Emperor tradition stretches bac to the first emperor augustus. How it actually functioned changed by the 3rd century. The ideal of the byzantine empire were due more to diocletian and constantine. Tra(cid:374)sfer for(cid:373) (cid:858)first (cid:272)itize(cid:374)(cid:859) to ruler and central leader. The person who embodies government, justice for the entire empire. Managed and was responsible for the life and death of entire regions of people- could enrich and impoverish any region. Then becomes master (autokrator)- the one who rules by himself. Constantine made christianity central to his new roman empire. The idea of the one christian god was connected to the central office.
