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Carbonates from the ancient world's longest aqueduct:A testament of Byzantine water management
2021
The fourth‐ and fifth‐century aqueduct system of Constantinople is, at 426 km, the longest water supply line of the ancient world. Carbonate deposits in the aqueduct system provide an archive of both archaeological developments and palaeo‐environmental conditions during the depositional period. The 246‐km‐long aqueduct line from the fourth century used springs from a small aquifer, whereas a 180‐km‐long fifth‐century extension to the west tapped a larger aquifer. Although historical records testify at least 700 years of aqueduct activity, carbonate deposits in the aqueduct system display less than 27 years of operation. This implies that the entire system must have been cleaned of carbonate…
Soborowe nauczanie o sztuce
2021
Sztuka kościelna w chrześcijaństwie nie jest sprawą fakultatywną, ale wyrazem dogmatu o Wcieleniu Boga w Jezusie Chrystusie. W swej historii Kościół wypowiedział się w czterech soborach ekumenicznych na temat sztuki kościelnej, jej znaczenia, formacji artystów, kapłanów. Nauka soborów ma swój rozwój: najpierw odpowiada na pytania w ogóle o możliwość tworzenia obrazów, następnie o to, jakie obrazy mogą znajdować się w kościele, kto je może tworzyć, oraz o odpowiedzialność pasterzy za prawidłowe powiązanie obrazu z liturgią. Ostatecznie można odtworzyć pełną naukę soborów odnośnie do wykształcenia i formacji artystów (ikonografów), opieki duchowieństwa nad artystami i sztuką kościelną, oraz t…
Les traductions latines de textes hagiographiques byzantins de la période médio-byzantine
2019
The present article attempts to record and present as much as possible the Latin translations of hagiographical texts during the Middle Byzantine period. The texts are first approached from a literary point of view, then a historical presentation is attempted, referring to their possible functional use in the traditions of the two churches, Constantinople and Rome.
La vocazione centripeta. Una divergenza ideologica tra Libanio e Temistio di fronte alla prospettiva costantinopolitana dei buleuti di Antiochia
2016
Questa ricerca è incentrata su due personaggi, Temistio e Libanio, che sono esempio di intellettuali orientati verso una prospettiva volta a cogliere i profili di interazione sociale che la loro attività letteraria seppe contemplare. Se i due sono assimilabili per formazione culturale e professione, restano tuttavia ben distinti l’uno dall’altro per tutte le altre rispettive scelte di vita: dal 354 d.C. Libanio si stabilisce definitivamente ad Antiochia, un anno prima di quello in cui Temistio viene nominato senatore di Costantinopoli, inaugurando di seguito la sua carriera di intellettuale organico. L’opera di Temistio e quella di Libanio sono, in realtà, due manifestazioni tra loro antipo…
The Military Policy of Isaac Komnenos at the time of battle of Petroe (1057)
2018
AbstractIsaac Komnenos (1007-1060) was the son of Manuel Eroticos Komnenos (955/960-c.1020), one of the associates of Basil II. Thanks to his education, Isaac later joined the imperial army (around 1042). He held the post of stratopedarches of the East and the ranks of magistros. At Easter 1057, the delegation of many military commanders presented itself before the emperor. This delegation was led by Isaac, and along with Katakalon Kekaumenos he tried to convince Michael VI to give them both the title of proedros, but the new emperor rejected their demands. They did not receive the money they counted on the part of the emperor, and he insulted them. This, in turn, became the causative facto…
Gennadios Scholarios and the Church of the Holy Apostles
2020
The article tests the established view that Gennadios Scholarios, the first patriarch of Constantinople after the 1453 Conquest, used the church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople as the seat of the Patriarchate for a few months in 1454 before moving to the building complex of the Pammakaristos monastery. After pointing out that all the sources that narrate the story of the installation of the Patriarchate in the famous Byzantine church date from the 16th century or later, the author examines sources contemporary with the events, including texts written by Scholarios himself. The aim of the article is to show that Scholarios officiated occasionally in the Holy Apostles and managed to sa…
La formazione dell’impero cristiano
2010
The contribution outlines the special features of the Constantinian era from 324 A.D. until the coming to power of Theodosius, reviewing the various emperors who succeeded to the imperial throne, with a special focus on the Julian interlude. The focus is not only on eventualities, but also on political, religious, economic and social transformations.
C. Giuffrida Manmana, Alla corte dell’imperatore. Autorità civili, militari ed ecclesiastiche nella Tarda Antichità, Edizioni del Prisma, Catania 2008
2010
Review of the monograph by C. Giuffrida, who entrusts this study with a personal interpretation of some relevant aspects that characterised the late antique world. The volume is divided into four parts: the first on the creation of a new ruling class; the second on the strategy to strengthen imperial power; the third on Theodosius I and the difficult control of the West; the fourth on the new behavioural paradigms at the court of the Theodosians and in particular on the political role of the Augustae.