Papers by Dimiter Angelov
The article examines aspects of the study of geography in Constantinople from the late twelfth to... more The article examines aspects of the study of geography in Constantinople from the late twelfth to the late thirteenth century. Eustathios of Thessaloniki's parekbolai on Dionysios Periegetes are demonstrated to be a source for the praise of Constantinople by the 'rhetor' Manuel Holobolos in the 1260s. Educational and textual aspects of the reception of Eustathios' work are surveyed, with a focus on the excerpts in Vaticanus gr. 915. The turn to Ptolemy's Geography in the circle of Maximos Planoudes is reassessed from the twin viewpoints of the evolving study of ancient geography and the scholarly networks in early Palaiologan Constantinople.
Latin Translations of Greek Texts from the 11th to the 13th Century. Edited by Paraskevi Toma and Peter Bara, 2025
It is well known that William of Moerbeke, the great Aristotelian translator and Dominican friar,... more It is well known that William of Moerbeke, the great Aristotelian translator and Dominican friar, was resident in the Greek East at an early formative stage of his trailblazing career. Notes in his Latin translation of Alexander of Aphrodisias' commentary on Aristotle's Meteorology show that he worked on this translation while he was in the city of Nicaea on 24 April 1260.1 As Gudrun Vuillemin-Diem has argued, Moerbeke may have gained access there also to a ninth-century Greek manuscript of Aristotle (Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex Phil. gr. 100), which he used for his translation of the Metaphysics and the Meteorology.2 And yet, Moerbeke's journey to Nicaea poses something of a puzzle. Several months later, in December 1260, we find him in Thebes in central Greece, where he translated Aristotle's On the Parts of the Animals.3 In contrast to Nicaea, Thebes lay under Latin control and belonged to the Frankish duchy of Athens. A house of the Greek province of
The Byzantine Hellene: The Life of Emperor Theodore Laskaris and Byzantium in the Thirteenth Century
Power and Subversion in Byzantium
Power and subversion in Byzantium : papers from the Forty-third Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, University of Birmingham, March 2010
Ashgate eBooks, 2013
Contents: Power and subversion in Byzantium: approaches and frameworks, Dimiter Angelov Part I Th... more Contents: Power and subversion in Byzantium: approaches and frameworks, Dimiter Angelov Part I The Politics of Subversion: Usurpers and rebels in Byzantium: image and message through coins, Vasiliki Penna and Cecile Morrisson How to usurp the throne in Byzantium: the role of public opinion in sedition and rebellion, Anthony Kaldellis The imperial council and the tradition of consultative decision-making in Byzantium (11th to 14th centuries), Demetrios Kyritses Financial crisis and the limits of taxation under Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1321), Kostis Smyrlis The political arts at the late Palaiologan court (1402-1453), Michael Angold. Part II Art and Subversion: 'The world turned upside down': art and subversion in Byzantium, Liz James 'It began with a picture': imperial art, texts and subversion between East and West in the 12th century, Anthony Eastmond. Part III Philosophy: 'No prince of perfection': Byzantine anti-Aristotelianism from the patristic period to Pletho, BA rje Byden Pletho as subversive and his reception in the Islamic world, Maria Mavroudi. Part VI Literature and Subversion: Generic subversion? The political ideology of urban myth and apocalyptic prophecy, Paul Magdalino Harmless satire, stinging critique: notes and suggestions for reading the Timarion, Dimitris Krallis How to criticize the laudandus, Margaret Mullett Subversion and duplicity in the Histories of John Kantakouzenos, Athanasios Angelou Afterword - literary subversion in Byzantium: a partial and personal perspective, Margaret Alexiou Index.
Choice Reviews Online, Mar 1, 2008
This is the first systematic study of Byzantine imperial ideology, court rhetoric, and political ... more This is the first systematic study of Byzantine imperial ideology, court rhetoric, and political thought after the Latin conquest of Constantinople in 1204-in the Nicaean state (1204-1261) and during the early period of the restored empire of the Palaiologoi. The book explores Byzantine political imagination at a time of crisis when the empire ceased to be a first-rate power in the Mediterranean. It investigates the correspondence and fissures between official political rhetoric, on the one hand, and the political ideas of lay thinkers and churchmen, on the other. Through the analysis of a wide body of sources (some of them little known or unpublished), a picture of Byzantine political thought emerges which differs significantly from the traditionally accepted one. The period saw refreshing developments in court rhetoric and political thought, some with interesting parallels in the medieval and Renaissance West, which arose in response to the new historical realities.
Imagined Geographies in the Mediterranean, Middle East and Beyond. Edited by Dimitris Kastritsis, Anna Stavrakopoulou and Angus Stewart. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2023
Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik, 2007
Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 2000
... 1880) 257; J.-L. van Dieten ed., Nicetae Choniatae Orationes et Epistulae (Berlin/New York 19... more ... 1880) 257; J.-L. van Dieten ed., Nicetae Choniatae Orationes et Epistulae (Berlin/New York 1972) 216. Basil Kamateros was Anna Angelina's uncle on her mother's side. Page 10. 510 John Duffy and Dimiter G. Angelov Strict ...
Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik, 2018
A diverse and wide-ranging semantics characterizes the understanding of liberty in Byzantium. A c... more A diverse and wide-ranging semantics characterizes the understanding of liberty in Byzantium. A cursory glance at dictionaries and thesauri reveals that the words ἐλευθερία (the noun fr eedom) and ἐλεύθερος (the adjective fr ee) are part and parcel of the discursive repertory of secular and religious authors. Modern historians have traditionally paid attention to new and unusual connotations of freedom in Byzantium, mostly in documentary usage during the middle and late periods. 1 Th ere is, however, scope for much wider analysis. Scholars have yet to examine the cultural and historical signifi cance of the usages of the concept of freedom and the interplay of its different meanings. Such an investigation of Begriff sgeschichte and historical semiotics would be complex and interdisciplinary, pertaining to history and political thought as well as theology, law, literature, and the reception of the classics. Almost by necessity, therefore, my focus here is restricted thematically and chronologically: liberty as a political ideal from the twelft h through the fi ft eenth century. What I mean by "liberty as political ideal" is not merely its descriptive application to the social realities, such as governance and landed relations. Rather I am interested in cases and contexts where liberty was politicized to the degree of becoming an ideological credo and a catchword that encapsulated the interests of social groups and individuals. Here I discuss some patterns and in the process raise questions for further study, especially regarding earlier periods of Byzantine history.
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