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Wie lebten die Menschen im Byzantinischen Reich, wie gestaltete sich ihre Lebenswirklichkeit in den Städten und auf dem Land? Was war jeweils anders? Es lohnt sich, diese Frage aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive zu stellen.Die Ausstellung „Byzanz – Pracht und Alltag“ der Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Bonn und des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums (26.2.-13.6.2010) eröffnete für die Byzanzforschung neue Perspektiven. Die begleitende Tagung “Hinter den Mauern und auf dem offenen Land: Neue Forschungen zum Leben im Byzantinischen Reich” nahm diesen Ansatz auf und vertiefte im interdisziplinären Rahmen die Themen der Ausstellung. Im Mittelpunkt stand dabei das Alltagsleben innerhalb der urbanen und ländlichen Regionen des Reiches. Die Beiträge des Bandes führen die Ergebnisse der Mainzer Tagung zusammen. Sie widmen sich der Hauptstadt Konstantinopel, den Städten und ihrem Umland auf dem Balkan und in Kleinasien sowie dem alltäglichen Leben zur See, in Klöstern und auf dem Land.

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In recent decades there has been an increasing interest in the study of food and drink in the ancient, Mediaeval and Byzantine worlds and of their supply and consumption. This volume presents selected papers from the biennial conference of the Australian Association for Byzantine Studies, which was held at the University of Adelaide, 11-12 July 2003. The theme was food and drink in Byzantium. Published selectively in the present volume, the papers of the conference are augmented by contributions from international scholars. While some papers address the use of food directly (children’s diet, fasting) or tangentially (in love spells), or discuss philosophical approaches towards food (vegetarianism), other papers in this volume examine the topic from another perspective: the role and perception of food and drink – and their consumption – in society. Yet others examine issues of supply (military logistics) and the role it played in shaping Byzantium. This volume will appeal to readers interested in the history of food, in late antique and Byzantine society, in Byzantine rhetoric, in magic in late antiquity and in the Jews in early Byzantium.

Food habits --- Food supply --- Habitudes alimentaires --- Aliments --- Congresses. --- Congrès --- Approvisionnement --- Byzantine Empire --- Empire byzantin --- Social life and customs --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Ernährung. --- Essgewohnheit. --- Hunger. --- Bankett. --- Byzantinisches Reich. --- Civilization --- Congrès --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia

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Weird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by many as one big curiosity. According to Voltaire, it represented "a worthless collection of miracles, a disgrace for the human mind"; for Hegel, it was "a disgusting picture of imbecility."A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities will churn up these old prejudices, while also stimulating a deeper interest among readers in one of history's most interesting civilizations. Many of the zanier tales and trivia that are collected here revolve around the political and religious life of Byzantium. Thus, stories of saints, relics, and their miracles-from the hilarious to the revolting-abound. Byzantine bureaucracy (whence the adjective "Byzantine"), court scandals, and elaborate penal code are world famous. And what would Byzantium be without its eunuchs, whose ambiguous gender produced odd and risible outcomes in different contexts? The book also contains sections on daily life that are equally eye-opening, including food (from aphrodisiacs to fermented fish sauce), games such as polo and acrobatics, and obnoxious views of foreigners and others (e.g., Germans, Catholics, Arabs, dwarves). But lest we overlook Byzantium's more honorable contributions to civilization, also included are some of the marvels of Byzantine science and technology, from the military (flamethrowers and hand grenades) to the theatrical ("elevator" thrones, roaring mechanical lions) and medical (catheters and cures, some bizarre). This vast assortment of historical anomaly and absurdity sheds vital light on one of history's most obscure and orthodox empires. A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities will churn up these old prejudices, while also stimulating a deeper interest among readers in one of history's most interesting civilizations. Many of the zanier tales and trivia that are collected here revolve around the political and religious life of Byzantium. Thus, stories of saints, relics, and their miracles-from the hilarious to the revolting-abound. Byzantine bureaucracy (whence the adjective "Byzantine"), court scandals, and elaborate penal code are world famous. And what would Byzantium be without its eunuchs, whose ambiguous gender produced odd and risible outcomes in different contexts? The book also contains sections on daily life that are equally eye-opening, including food (from aphrodisiacs to fermented fish sauce), games such as polo and acrobatics, and obnoxious views of foreigners and others (e.g., Germans, Catholics, Arabs, dwarves). But lest we overlook Byzantium's more honorable contributions to civilization, also included are some of the marvels of Byzantine science and technology, from the military (flamethrowers and hand grenades) to the theatrical ("elevator" thrones, roaring mechanical lions) and medical (catheters and cures, some bizarre). This vast assortment of historical anomaly and absurdity sheds vital light on one of history's most obscure and orthodox empires.

Orthodox Eastern Church --- Church history --- Byzantine Empire --- Social life and customs --- Social conditions --- Foreign relations --- Church history. --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Social life and customs. --- Social conditions. --- Foreign relations. --- Byzantine Empire - Social life and customs --- Byzantine Empire - Social conditions --- Byzantine Empire - Foreign relations

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This is volume 1 of the proceedings of the Byzantine Macedonia conference held in Melbourne in 1995. These nineteen papers are invaluable to anyone interested in the Macedonian heritage or in the economy, administration, history and representation of Macedonia during the course of the Byzantine empire. Vol. 2, Byzantine Macedonia: Art, Architecture, Music and Hagiography , edited by R. Scott and J. Burke, is published separately by the National Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Macedonia --- Byzantine Empire --- History --- Byzantium (Empire) --- Vizantii︠a︡ --- Bajo Imperio --- Bizancjum --- Byzantinē Autokratoria --- Vyzantinon Kratos --- Vyzantinē Autokratoria --- Impero bizantino --- Bizantia --- Macedon --- Makedhonia --- Makedonia --- Makedoniya --- Makedonja --- Civilization. --- 168 B.C.-1389 A.D. --- Bysantinska riket. --- Byzantine Empire. --- Europe --- Civilization --- 168 B.C.-1389 A.D --- Vizantii͡

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Das umfangreiche geographische Lexikon, verfasst um 530 n. Chr., verzeichnet ca. 3.600 Orts-, Berg-, Gewässer- und Völkernamen der antiken Welt. Besondere Aufmerksamkeit gilt der Namensetymologie sowie der grammatischen Ableitung der Ethnika. Für die kulturhistorischen Angaben - hier mit Nachweis der Autorenzitate - ist Stephanos oft alleiniger Gewährsmann. Die neue kritische Edition ersetzt die längst überholte Ausgabe von A. Meineke (1849). Dem Text der direkt überlieferten Epitome ist ein Similienapparat beigegeben, welcher den Quellen des Lexikons sowie seinen späteren Benutzern Rechnung trägt. Die erstmalige Übersetzung der Ethnika in eine moderne Sprache und die Anmerkungen (bes. zu Sprache, Onomastik und Topographie) erschliessen das Werk einem breiten Kreis von Altertumswissenschaftlern. This comprehensive geographical encyclopaedia, compiled around 530 A.D., catalogues some 3,600 names of places, mountains, lakes, rivers, waters and peoples from the ancient world. Particular attention is paid to the etymology of names and the grammatical derivations of the Ethnika . For cultural historical information - here with the evidence of the attributed "ations - Stephanos is often the sole source. This new critical edition replaces A. Meineke's long obsolete edition of 1849. The text of the directly recorded epitomes is accompanied by an apparatus of parallel terms which takes account of both the sources of the encyclopaedia and its later users. This first translation of the encyclopaedia in a modern language and the notes (particularly on language, onomastics and topography) open up the work to a wide circle of scholars engaged in studies of antiquity.

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