Meredith L D Riedel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5746864 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meredith L D Riedel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meredith L D |
| FAMILY NAME | Riedel |
| SIGNATURE | RIEDEL M L D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duke University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950–1204, by Nathan Leidholm
Journal Article Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950–1204, by Nathan Leidholm Get access Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950–1204, by Nathan Leidholm (Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2019; pp. 200. £85). Meredith L D Riedel Meredith L D Riedel Duke University, Durham, NC, USA [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 137, Issue 585, April 2022, Pages 572–575, https://do…
Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Christian Identity
Historical Writing and Warfare
This chapter examines how medieval cultures in the East were generally more reticent than Western ones in describing warfare in bloody detail. It looks at how three cultures approached the recording of war very differently. The Tang Chinese histories are formulaic, abstract to the point of statistics; they offer only names and casualty numbers. Byzantine writing about warfare is pragmatic, gives some operational details, and is concerned for the …
Biblical echoes in two Byzantine military speeches
This article examines the two extant military speeches attributed to Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos for their biblical references and allusions. These speeches demonstrate imperial Byzantine exegesis, establish biblical grounds for the ‘chosen’ status of Byzantine Christians, and reveal that the non-soldierly emperor Constantine VII appropriated the role of a mediating priestly figure as a way of claiming authority over his fighting forces. In …
Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200, by Monica White
For Byzantine Christian soldiers, belief in warrior-martyrs offered access to divine intercession. Despite its appearance in the book title, the phrase ‘military saints’ is anachronistic and never occurs in the Greek sources; the author, Monica White, acknowledges this, noting that those called military saints by modern scholars are in the Greek original nearly universally referred to simply as martyrs. Very rarely they are referred to as ‘martyr…
Asia Minor, Byzantine
Asia Minor, also known metonymically as Anatolia (from the Greek word for “east”), refers to the westernmost peninsula of the land mass of Asia.
Military Lands
Known in Greek as the stratiotika ktemata , the “military lands,” as they are called in English, were properties belonging to men enrolled in military service; from these lands, they were expected to generate income to pay for their own military equipment, or that of another man sent in their stead.
Ports, Byzantine
Throughout its history the Byzantine empire relied on maritime trade, and therefore on ports and harbors as nodal points for the movement of goods, people, and armies.
Forts, Byzantine
Byzantine forts were defensive military constructions, either permanent or temporary. In Byzantium, inheritors of the Roman Empire, these were primarily along roads or in frontier regions.
Foreigners, Byzantium
Byzantium was a multi‐ethnic empire, with a code of identity that centered around a religious rather than an ethnic boundary.
Roads, Byzantine
The Byzantines inherited the all‐weather road system built by the Roman legions in the eastern provinces and elsewhere ( see Roads, Roman Empire). It was this extensive road system that enabled Roman armies to move rapidly, respond efficiently to external threats, and enjoy access to sources of supply. Their secondary use was for transport of commercial goods, although shipping by sea was easier, faster, and less expensive. Byzantium also maintai…
Caesaropapism
Caesaropapism is a polemical term denoting the arrogation of ecclesiastical power by a secular sovereign.
Constantine III Herakleios
Constantine's birth name was Herakleios Novus Constantinus (Herakleios the New Constantine), which was also the official name under which he reigned.
Missions
Missionary efforts in Byzantium were nearly always initiated by a Christian emperor seeking to fulfill his role of carrying on the “apostolic” work of evangelism, but not necessarily Orthodox Christianity.
Strategy, Byzantine
Byzantium, as inheritor of the Roman Empire, drew on a rich military tradition but was forced to recalibrate its general strategy in the face of changed circumstances. Unlike Rome, Constantinople did not lie at the geographical heart of its empire, and its political power was not based on the strength of the legions, but rather on the cleverness of its diplomacy and the flexibility of its response to external threats. In particular, its strength …
Paganism, Byzantine
In the Byzantine world, “paganism” referred mainly to Hellenistic polytheism, which varied with localities and over time.
Religion, Byzantine popular
“Popular religion” in Byzantium can indicate a range of meanings, depending on one's perspective.
Eudoxia, empress
Eudoxia, the daughter of Bauto, a Frankish general, reputedly a very beautiful woman, became wife of the Byzantine emperor Arcadius in 395 CE .
Administration, Byzantine
Government administration in the Byzantine world was large, competent, and highly centralized. It was engaged in adjudicating disputes, performing public works, building roads, minting coinage, regulating trade, and maintaining a postal service, transport system, tax regime, and standing army. Fiscal, judicial, ecclesiastical, and military offices were assigned to perform the various administrative duties; curiously, there was no dedicated diplom…
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Asia Minor, Byzantine
Asia Minor, also known metonymically as Anatolia (from the Greek word for “east”), refers to the westernmost peninsula of the land mass of Asia.
Military Lands
Known in Greek as the stratiotika ktemata , the “military lands,” as they are called in English, were properties belonging to men enrolled in military service; from these lands, they were expected to generate income to pay for their own military equipment, or that of another man sent in their stead.
Ports, Byzantine
Throughout its history the Byzantine empire relied on maritime trade, and therefore on ports and harbors as nodal points for the movement of goods, people, and armies.
Forts, Byzantine
Byzantine forts were defensive military constructions, either permanent or temporary. In Byzantium, inheritors of the Roman Empire, these were primarily along roads or in frontier regions.
Foreigners, Byzantium
Byzantium was a multi‐ethnic empire, with a code of identity that centered around a religious rather than an ethnic boundary.
Roads, Byzantine
The Byzantines inherited the all‐weather road system built by the Roman legions in the eastern provinces and elsewhere ( see Roads, Roman Empire). It was this extensive road system that enabled Roman armies to move rapidly, respond efficiently to external threats, and enjoy access to sources of supply. Their secondary use was for transport of commercial goods, although shipping by sea was easier, faster, and less expensive. Byzantium also maintai…
Caesaropapism
Caesaropapism is a polemical term denoting the arrogation of ecclesiastical power by a secular sovereign.
Constantine III Herakleios
Constantine's birth name was Herakleios Novus Constantinus (Herakleios the New Constantine), which was also the official name under which he reigned.
Missions
Missionary efforts in Byzantium were nearly always initiated by a Christian emperor seeking to fulfill his role of carrying on the “apostolic” work of evangelism, but not necessarily Orthodox Christianity.
Strategy, Byzantine
Byzantium, as inheritor of the Roman Empire, drew on a rich military tradition but was forced to recalibrate its general strategy in the face of changed circumstances. Unlike Rome, Constantinople did not lie at the geographical heart of its empire, and its political power was not based on the strength of the legions, but rather on the cleverness of its diplomacy and the flexibility of its response to external threats. In particular, its strength …
Paganism, Byzantine
In the Byzantine world, “paganism” referred mainly to Hellenistic polytheism, which varied with localities and over time.
Religion, Byzantine popular
“Popular religion” in Byzantium can indicate a range of meanings, depending on one's perspective.
Eudoxia, empress
Eudoxia, the daughter of Bauto, a Frankish general, reputedly a very beautiful woman, became wife of the Byzantine emperor Arcadius in 395 CE .
Administration, Byzantine
Government administration in the Byzantine world was large, competent, and highly centralized. It was engaged in adjudicating disputes, performing public works, building roads, minting coinage, regulating trade, and maintaining a postal service, transport system, tax regime, and standing army. Fiscal, judicial, ecclesiastical, and military offices were assigned to perform the various administrative duties; curiously, there was no dedicated diplom…
Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200, by Monica White
For Byzantine Christian soldiers, belief in warrior-martyrs offered access to divine intercession. Despite its appearance in the book title, the phrase ‘military saints’ is anachronistic and never occurs in the Greek sources; the author, Monica White, acknowledges this, noting that those called military saints by modern scholars are in the Greek original nearly universally referred to simply as martyrs. Very rarely they are referred to as ‘martyr…
Biblical echoes in two Byzantine military speeches
This article examines the two extant military speeches attributed to Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos for their biblical references and allusions. These speeches demonstrate imperial Byzantine exegesis, establish biblical grounds for the ‘chosen’ status of Byzantine Christians, and reveal that the non-soldierly emperor Constantine VII appropriated the role of a mediating priestly figure as a way of claiming authority over his fighting forces. In …
Leo VI and the Transformation of Byzantine Christian Identity
Historical Writing and Warfare
This chapter examines how medieval cultures in the East were generally more reticent than Western ones in describing warfare in bloody detail. It looks at how three cultures approached the recording of war very differently. The Tang Chinese histories are formulaic, abstract to the point of statistics; they offer only names and casualty numbers. Byzantine writing about warfare is pragmatic, gives some operational details, and is concerned for the …
Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950–1204, by Nathan Leidholm
Journal Article Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950–1204, by Nathan Leidholm Get access Elite Byzantine Kinship, ca.950–1204, by Nathan Leidholm (Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2019; pp. 200. £85). Meredith L D Riedel Meredith L D Riedel Duke University, Durham, NC, USA [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 137, Issue 585, April 2022, Pages 572–575, https://do…
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