HI101 Lecture Notes - Byzantine Commonwealth, Third Rome, Primary Chronicle
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Eastern superpowers: the ottonian dynasty and byzantium under the macedonians. Why can otto"s holy roman empire and the byzantine empire under the macedonians be considered superpowers? (they can be) Devleoped new cultural identities of their own in order to come together to defend themselves, they needed a leader (but just for war) His son changes it into a theocratic monarchy (otto the great) Empire that is disintegrating so you try to find the base of local power. Father didn"t want to be crowned (have church have power over him) Otto the great sees church as a source of power (give and receive) Lay investiture; bishops and abbots (in order to get position; he has veto rights) Bishops had to swear to the king as his vassal. There were lots of lands tied to the church; ties it to state (smart move) The proprieters rights over any structures on his land.
