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- Title
Mobility in seventh‐century Byzantium: analysing Emperor Heraclius' political ideology and propaganda.
- Authors
Sykopetritou, Paraskevi
- Abstract
This paper aims to shed light on the mobility of people and relics in the seventh century. It will show that Emperor Heraclius strategically designed his movements and those of his household, citizens, and officials, as well as those of relics within and beyond the borders of Byzantium, in order to consolidate the empire and his position in it. These movements also allowed Heraclius to associate himself effectively with Old Testament, antique, and Byzantine exemplary models of leadership. Overall, this look at mobility in terms of political ideology and propaganda provides a more nuanced understanding of imperial leadership in seventh‐century Byzantium.
- Subjects
SOCIAL history; EMIGRATION &; immigration; HERACLIUS, Emperor of the East, ca. 575-641; IDEOLOGY; BYZANTINE reliquaries; BYZANTINE Empire
- Publication
Early Medieval Europe, 2023, Vol 31, Issue 3, p405
- ISSN
0963-9462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/emed.12646