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IMC 2014: Sessions

Session 222: Between the Empires: Nomads and Christians in East and East-Central Europe, II

Monday 7 July 2014, 14.15-15.45

Sponsor:Center for Transylvanian Studies, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Cluj-Napoca
Organiser:Alexandru Simon, Center for Transylvanian Studies, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Cluj-Napoca
Moderator/Chair:Martyn Rady, School of Slavonic & East European Studies, University College London
Paper 222-aThe Hungarian Kingdom, Transylvania, and the Cuman Steppe between the Battle of Kalka, 1223 and the Great Tartar Invasion, 1241-1242
(Language: English)
Tudor Sălăgean, Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography, Cluj-Napoca
Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Historiography - Medieval, Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 222-bReconstruction after Destruction: The Effect of the Mongol Invasion on Ecclesiastical Architecture in Transylvania
(Language: English)
Maria Emilia Ţiplic, Institutul de Cercetari Socio-Umane, Sibiu / Departamentul de Istorie, Patrimoniu și Teologie Protestantă, Universitatea 'Lucian Blaga', Sibiu
Index terms: Archaeology - General, Architecture - Religious, Historiography - Medieval
Paper 222-cCumania vs Dacia: The Oriental Legacy and Humanist Bureaucracy in the 15th Century
(Language: English)
Florin Ardelean, Center for Transylvanian Studies, Romanian Academy of Sciences, Cluj-Napoca
Index terms: Charters and Diplomatics, Historiography - Medieval
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.
The session Between the Empires: Nomads and Christians in east and east-central Europe aim to present a part of the archeology and history which dealt with the struggle between Christians states/empires (Byzantine Empire, Carolingian Empire, Great Moravia state), and so called Nomads states/Empire (Empire of the Huns, Avar Khaganate, Bulgar Tzarat, Petchenegs, Cumans and Tatars Golden Horde).