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Book SynopsisIn La Diplomatie byzantine, de l’Empire romain aux confins de l’Europe (Ve-XVe s.), twelve studies explore from novel angles the complex history of Byzantine diplomacy. After an Introduction, the volume turns to the period of late antiquity and the new challenges the Eastern Roman Empire had to contend with. It then examines middle-Byzantine diplomacy through chapters looking at relations with Arabs, Rus’ and Bulgarians, before focusing on various aspects of the official contacts with Western Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. A thematic section investigates the changes to and continuities of diplomacy throughout the period, in particular by considering Byzantine alertness to external political developments, strategic use of dynastic marriages, and the role of women as diplomatic actors. Contributors are are Jean-Pierre Arrignon, Audrey Becker, Mickaël Bourbeau, Nicolas Drocourt, Christian Gastgeber, Nike Koutrakou, Élisabeth Malamut, Ekaterina Nechaeva, Brendan Osswald, Nebojša Porčić, Jonathan Shepard, and Jakub Sypiański.
Trade Review"This rich book offers many opportunities for reflection [...] variety lies more in different points of view and approaches than in the choice of contexts. In this sense, the book also offers a lesson in methodology: the reader is given a polyphonic image of Byzantine diplomacy thanks to the ability of both the authors and editors to change, even slightly, their focus and their lenses." Isabella Lazzarini, in Diplomatica 4 (2022).
Table of Contents Liste des Illustrations Liste des Contributeurs Introduction Nicolas Drocourt Part 1ère ie: Une diplomatie en transition (Ve–VIe siècle) 1 From Hegemony to Negotiation: Reshaping East Roman Diplomacy with Barbarians during the 5th Century Audrey Becker 2 Collusion on the Eastern Front: The Strange Cases of Constantine of Theodosiopolis and Theodorus of Martyropolis Ekaterina Nechaeva Part 2ème ie: Rechercher et identifier les acteurs de la diplomatie médio-byzantine 3 Photius entre l'Assyrie et al-Andalus Jakub Sypiański 4 Le traité byzantino-russe de 944, acte fondateur de l’État de la Kievskaja Rus’ ? Jean-Pierre Arrignon 5 À propos des formules protocolaires concernant les Bulgares dans le Livre des Cérémonies : réception et correspondance Élisabeth Malamut Part 3ème ie: Le poids de l’Occident dans la diplomatie byzantine aux XIIIe–XVe siècles 6 Le traité de 1279 entre Charles d’Anjou et Nicéphore Ier d’Épire Brendan Osswald 7 Changes in Documents of the Byzantine Chancery in Contact with the West (Michael VIII and Andronikos II Palaiologos). Language, Material, and Address Christian Gastgeber 8 Manuel II Paléologue en Occident (1399–1402) : la perspective de l’échec confrontée aux sources Mickael Bourbeau Part 4ème ie: Permanences et mutations. Le temps long de la diplomatie 9 The Emperor’s Long Reach: Imperial Alertness to ‘Barbarian’ Resources and Force Majeure, from the Fifth to the Fifteenth Centuries Jonathan Shepard 10 Permanence and Change in Serbian Medieval Diplomacy Nebojša Porčić 11 Summit Diplomacy with a Female Face: Women as Diplomatic Actors in Byzantium from the 11th to the 15th century Nike Koutrakou 12 Les Alliances matrimoniales dans la diplomatie byzantine du 8e au 15e siècle : une stratégie dynastique revisitée sur la longue durée Élisabeth Malamut Index
