IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 122: Between the Empires: Nomads and Christians in East and East-Central Europe, I
Monday 7 July 2014, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Universitatea 'Lucian Blaga' of Sibiu |
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Organiser: | Ioan Marian Ţiplic, Faculty of History & Patrimony, Universitatea Lucian Blaga, Sibiu |
Moderator/Chair: | Alexandru Simon, Center for Transylvanian Studies, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Cluj-Napoca |
Paper 122-a | The Archaeological Perspective of Avar: Byzantine Wars - Methodological Considerations (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Byzantine Studies, Historiography - Medieval |
Paper 122-b | Between the Empires: Nomads and Christians at the Danube Border of the Byzantine Empire (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Archaeology - General, Crusades, Pagan Religions |
Paper 122-c | Exploring Life Quality Levels for a 10th-Century Population from Dobruja, Romania (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Byzantine Studies, Geography and Settlement Studies |
Abstract | In addition to the great civilizations of Asia and North Africa forming during the postclassical period, two related major civilizations formed in Europe. The Byzantine Empire, in western Asia and southeastern Europe, expanded into eastern Europe. The other was defined by the influence of francs in western and central Europe. The Byzantine empire continued many Roman patterns and spread its Orthodox Christian civilization through most of eastern Europe, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Catholic Christianity, without an imperial center till 11th C., spread in western Europe and central Europe and Byzantine Empire were two separate civilizations emerged from the differing Christian influences. Between these two Empire during the early middle ages until the end of 13th C. were present different representatives of Steppe Empires, nomadic populations like Huns, Avars, Magyars, Chazars, Tatars. This mélange has create during 1000 years a cultural pattern for east and east-central Europe, pattern visible from archeological, religious and historical point of view. |