The Emperor in the Byzantine World
47th Byzantine Spring Symposium, Cardiff University, 25-27 April, 2014
In Byzantine Studies it is a strange fact that there exists
no equivalent to Fergus Millar’s The Emperor in the Roman World, despite
the centrality of the ruler in the Byzantine world. While there may be books on
individual emperors or periods or aspects there is no general book on the
emperor across the span of the Byzantine empire. This oddity is compounded by
the recent publication of a plethora of books devoted to Byzantine empresses.
This Symposium (the first Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies to be held in
Wales) seeks to address this oddity, placing the Byzantine emperor centre stage
as both ruler and man. The Symposium will consist of five main sessions, of
three papers each, addressing the following themes: Dynasty; Imperial
Literature; The Imperial Court; Imperial Duties; and The Material Emperor. In
addition there will be a series of communications, as well as a public lecture
on Byzantium and Wales.
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