The Dromos and Byzantine Communications, Diplomacy, and Bureaucracy, 518-1204

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-68127-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 137, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: The Medieval Mediterranean

The postal system of the Byzantine Empire, the cursus publicus or dromos, was a pony express-style system of routes and relays, capable of moving messages at up to 100 miles (160 km) per day. In this fascinating book, Jason Fossella describes the infrastructure, operations, and administration of the dromos.

Drawing on sources as varied as papyri, seals, inscriptions, and ancient histories, the author examines how the dromos was integrated into Byzantine society and influenced the development of Byzantine diplomacy, ceremony, and religion, demonstrating that it played a key role in the development of Byzantine imperial power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fossella, Jason

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgementsI

List of Tables and FiguresII

AbbreviationsI

Introduction

1 The Late Roman cursus publicus (Sixth and Seventh Centuries)

1 Operations and Infrastructure

2 The cursus publicus in Late Roman State and Society

2 The Byzantine dromos (762–1204)

1 Operations and Infrastructure

2 The dromos in Byzantine State and Society

Conclusions

Appendix 1: Minor Officials of the dromos

1 Protonotaries

2 Chartularies

3 Other Officials

Appendix 2: Logothetes of the dromos

Appendix 3: Seals

Appendix 4: A Note on the Date of Leo Rhabdouchos’s Tenure as Logothete

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Secondary Literature

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jason Fossella, Ph.D. (2014), Saint Louis University, is instructor of Latin and Greek at that university. This is his first book.