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Akameros
Akameros ( el, Ἀκάμηρος, )—his original name was probably Akamir—was the "''archon'' of the Sclavenes of Belzetia" (), an autonomous South Slavic community in Central Greece under Byzantine sovereignty, in the late 8th century. He is mentioned only once, by Theophanes the Confessor,Mango & Scott (1997) pp. 651–652Curta (2006), p. 110 as leading a plot involving the sons of Constantine V () – the former ''Caesares'' Nikephoros and Christopher, and their younger brothers Niketas, Anthimos and Eudokimos – who had been deposed, mutilated by their elder brother, the emperor Leo IV the Khazar ().Hollingsworth (1991), p. 1476 After Leo's death, his wife, Irene of Athens (), deposed her son Constantine VI () in 797, and sent his uncles in exile to Athens so that they would not threaten her rule. In March 799, Akameros, in collusion with troops from the local theme of Hellas, planned to seize them and declare one of them emperor. The plot was foiled however as Irene wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclaviniae
The ' (in Latin) or ' (various forms in Greek, see below) were early Slavic tribes that raided, invaded and settled the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages and eventually became the progenitors of modern South Slavs. They were mentioned by early Byzantine chroniclers as barbarians having appeared at the Byzantine borders along with the Antes (East Slavs), another Slavic group. The Sclaveni were differentiated from the Antes and Wends (West Slavs); however, they were described as kin. Eventually, most South Slavic tribes accepted Byzantine or Frankish suzerainty, and came under their cultural influences and Chalcedonian Christianity. The term was widely used as general catch-all term until the emergence of separate tribal names by the 10th century. Customs The Sclaveni had similar if not identical customs and culture as the Antes. They were carefully described by chroniclers such as Procopius and Maurice, whose works contribute greatly to our understanding of these two Early Slavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikephoros (Caesar)
Nikephoros ( el, Νικηφόρος), also Latinized as Nicephorus, was the second son of Byzantine emperor Constantine V (reigned 741–775) and ''Caesar'' of the Byzantine Empire. He was engaged in a plot against his half-brother, Leo IV (r. 775–780), which cost Nikephoros his title, and was the focal point of numerous usurpation plots during the subsequent reigns of his nephew, Constantine VI (r. 780–797), and of Constantine's mother, Irene of Athens (r. 797–802). He was therefore blinded and exiled to a monastery for most of his life, probably dying in the island of Aphousia sometime after 812. Biography Early life and first conspiracies Nikephoros was born in the late 750s () to Emperor Constantine V and his third wife Eudokia. Nikephoros was Constantine's third son overall, following the future Leo IV, who was born 750 to Constantine's first wife Irene of Khazaria, and Christopher, who was born in circa 755 to Eudokia. Either Christopher or Nikephoros were po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belegezitai
The Belegezites ( gr, Βελεγεζίται, ''Belegezitai'') were a South Slavic (''Sklavenoi'') tribe that lived in the area of Thessaly in the Early Middle Ages. They are one of the tribes listed in the ''Miracles of Saint Demetrius''.Florin Curta ''The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower ... '' 2001 Page 108 "Sagudates, Belegezites, Baiunetes, and Berzetes. There are several cross references to most of these tribes in Book II. In all cases, We are left with the impression that they were a familiar presence. The Sclavenes were not just invaders, they ..." Geography According to the ''Miracles of Saint Demetrius'', they were settled around Demetrias and Phthiotic Thebes on the northern shores of the Pagasetic Gulf. The same area is still called Belechatouia (, ''Velechativa'' in Latin) in the chrysobull of 1198 granting privileges to the Republic of Venice, and in the 1204 ''Partitio Romaniae''. At the time, it formed an imperial '' episkepsis'' (fiscal dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archon
''Archon'' ( gr, ἄρχων, árchōn, plural: ἄρχοντες, ''árchontes'') is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, meaning "to be first, to rule", derived from the same root as words such as monarch and hierarchy. Ancient Greece In the early literary period of ancient Greece the chief magistrates of various Greek city states were called ''archontes''. The term was also used throughout Greek history in a more general sense, ranging from "club leader" to "master of the tables" at '' syssitia'' to "Roman governor". In Athens, a system of three concurrent archons evolved, the three office holders being known as ''archon eponymos'' (), the ''polemarch'' (), and the ''archon basileus'' (). According to Aristotle's '' Constitution of the Athenians'', the power of the king first devolved to the archons, and these offices were filled from the aristocracy by el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine People Of Slavic Descent
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians prefer to differentiate the Byzantine Empire from Ancient Rome a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
