On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
The paper analyzes the military-administrative position of the Vlachs of Hellas in the thematic organization of the Byzantine Empire. Two of their leaders - Nikoulitzas and the archōn Sthlabōtas Karmalakēs - are mentioned by Kekaumenos in his text. Although there is no surviving testimony a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2018/0584-98881855045C.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper analyzes the military-administrative position of the Vlachs of
Hellas in the thematic organization of the Byzantine Empire. Two of their
leaders - Nikoulitzas and the archōn Sthlabōtas Karmalakēs - are mentioned
by Kekaumenos in his text. Although there is no surviving testimony about
the administrative rank of the unit composed of the Vlachs of Hellas, an
analysis of the information provided in sources of various provenances
indicates that a Vlach archontia was established in Hellas during or in the
early 10th century, and transformed into the theme/province of Blachie in
the second half of the 11th or over the course of the 12th century, as was
the case with similar Slavic formations. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177032: Tradicija, inovacija i identitet u
vizantijskom svetu] |
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| ISSN: | 0584-9888 2406-0917 |