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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Main Author: Cvetković Miloš
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts 2018-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2018/0584-98881855045C.pdf
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-5268913f4a704c36b8ff1dc1e95152d22022-12-21T18:15:32ZbulInstitute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsZbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta0584-98882406-09172018-01-01201855456410.2298/ZRVI1855045C0584-98881855045COn the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme systemCvetković Miloš0Institute for Byzantine Studies, SASA, BelgradeThe 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]http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2018/0584-98881855045C.pdfVlachsHellasNikoulitzasSthlabōtas KarmalakēsarchōnarchontiathemeProvintia Blachie
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On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta
Vlachs
Hellas
Nikoulitzas
Sthlabōtas Karmalakēs
archōn
archontia
theme
Provintia Blachie
title On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
title_full On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
title_fullStr On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
title_full_unstemmed On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
title_short On the status of the Vlachs of Hellas in the theme system
title_sort on the status of the vlachs of hellas in the theme system
topic Vlachs
Hellas
Nikoulitzas
Sthlabōtas Karmalakēs
archōn
archontia
theme
Provintia Blachie
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2018/0584-98881855045C.pdf
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