Dans son Histoire des guerres Procope fait référence régulièrement aux Romains en tant qu’ennemis (πολέμιοι, ἐναντίοι), ce qui peut à prime abord surprendre. Évidemment, il emploie le terme lorsqu’il rapporte des événements du point de vue des ennemis des Romains. Cependant, d’autres historiens, qu’ils soient romains ou byzantins, ne semblent pas se servir de ce…
For a long time, historians and other scholars used to focus mainly on the contemporary section of historical works to extract information. According to this point of view, George the Monk would only be interesting for the last book of his Chronicle, especially the part on the 9th century, when the author lived. All that…
Arabic authors have preserved numerous valuable accounts concerning Byzantium and the lands of the Franks. While earlier scholarship on Byzantium and its neighboring regions has primarily relied on Greek and Latin sources, Arabic materials have often been overlooked. As the dominant Mediterranean power, Byzantium significantly influenced the political and cultural development of other medieval states….
The Ottoman conquest of Byzantium in 1453 resonated far more profoundly in Western Europe than the city’s diminished political significance as a Turkish vassal state would seemingly justify. This heightened reaction was due to the symbolic importance of the event and the brutal, protracted siege marked by tragic and heroic events. In addition to the…