Remarks on the prosopography of the Byzantine administration in Northeastern Asia Minor (7th-11th c.)

Authors : Pantelis Charalampakis

Pages : 71-96

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Publication Date : 2019-12-27

Article Type : Research

Abstract :This paper presents part of the Project entitled Mobility of people and families in Byzantium’s northeastern frontier. A contribution to the prosopography of the military and political administration in the Armeniakoi area (7th-11th c.) . The ongoing research on Pontos brings together, for the first time, all the evidence on the administration and especially the prosopography of the region. The collected material provides useful information on the careers and mobility of individuals and families alike. The presented brief case studies contribute to the better understanding of the administrative and social history of the Pontos in Byzantine times.
Keywords : Asia Minor, Pontos, Byzantine administration, prosopography, sigillography