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Boukellarioi: theme formed in the later eighth century in north-west Asia Minor, taking its name ...
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Ekklesiarches: The sacristan of a church, responsible for preparing for services by setting out t...
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Christian sacrament in which the body and the blood of Christ are conveyed to believers in the fo...
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Ostrogoths: (eastern Goths) groupings of Goths, who adopted Arian Christianity and conquered Ital...
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Origenism:Attempt to fuse the fundamentals ofGreek philosophy with the Christian creed, interpret...
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Scriptorium: A writing bureau or clerical copying establishment, usually associated with a monast...
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Praetorian Prefecture: The largest administrative unit of the empire from the time of Constantine...
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Opsikion: one of the earliest themes to emerge; based in north-west Asia Minor, closest to Consta...
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Charistikiarios: A person or institution that was granted administrative responsibilities over a ...
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Ecumenical councils: (from oikoumenikos, ‘worldwide’) conferences of the bishops of the whole chu...
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Diocese: Lat. dioecesa, Gk. Dioikêsis, an administrative unit consisting of several provinces; fr...
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Turmarch: commander of a tourma; senior military commander with fiscal and judicial responsibilit...
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Turkmen (Turkoman, Turcoman): Turkish nomadic tribesmen from Central Asia who streamed into Anato...
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Caesar: Title given to a junior emperor or – from the eleventh century onwards – to imperial rela...
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Strategos: A general; in Byzantine times usually the governor of a military district or thema, an...
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Despotes: High imperial title in the later Byzantine period, generally reserved for members of th...
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Typikon: Document setting out the rules and regulations for the administration of a monastic comm...
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Caesaropapism: system whereby the monarch exercised unfettered control over the church in his dom...
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Uzes:A branch of the Oghuz confederation of Turkic-speaking peoples; ousted the Pechenegs from th...
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Koinobion: A type of monastery which emphasized a communal lifestyle, including attendance at chu...
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