Activity of John of Ephesus |
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The missionary activity of John of Ephesus is part of the broader religious policy οf Emperor Justinian I (527-565), which aimed at unifying the empire by means of religion. A devotee Christian and leader of the Monophysites in Constantinople, John carried out the Christianising mission to the area of Ephesus and the mountainous Asian provinces of Phrygia, Lydia and Caria (542-546), by order of the emperor. He proceeded to contribute greatly to the struggle against the notable pagans of the... |
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Administration de l'Asie Mineure byzantine |
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L’administration byzantine s’est constamment adaptée aux circonstances en Asie, démentant la réputation d’immobilisme de l’Empire byzantin. Le thème fut la circonscription de base entre 700 et 1204. Dirigé par un stratège tout puissant, il fut doté de tous les rouages fiscaux et judiciaires qui permirent au souverain de rester proche de ses sujets anatoliens. L’Asie Mineure fournit les ressources en hommes et en richesses qui permirent la survie de l’Empire. À partir du Xe siècle, le système... |
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Administrative Reformation by Diocletian |
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Diocletian introduced a series of reforms that affected the Empire as a whole. He established the tetrarchy and reorganised the provinces, introducing the system of the dioceses. He increased bureaucracy; he also attempted to contain inflation by issuing new coins and imposing new limits to the price of products; he also imposed limitations to the ability of professional advancement or of changing one’s place of residence. |
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Bishopric of Dascylium (Byzantium) |
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Bishopric of Dorylaeum (Byzantium) |
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The bishopric of Dorylaeum was founded certainly before 325 AD. It formed part of the province of Phrygia Salutaria subjected to the metropolis of Synada. The see was situated in the region of the rivers Tembros and Vathys. It is assumed that it survived until the 13th-14th centuries AD. |
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Changes in land ownership during the Roman period |
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A family of the military aristocracy, emerging at the end of the 10th century. Its members occupied a prominent place in the byzantine military hierarchy. The second generation of the Dalassenoi was also given the chance to occupy the throne. Information regarding the family is available up until the end of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th century. After 1204, the family loses its place in the upper layers of the byzantine society. |
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Çiftlik Formation in Western Anatolia |
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Çiftlik means pair (a pair of oxen) and especially farm in Turkish. In the Ottoman Empire it designated, at first, a certain unit of agricultural land in the landholding system, and then, later on, a large estate. |
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