Chrysaphius, a eunuch in the court of Theodosius iI intrigues and diplomacy between east and west
In this paper we analyse the role of political and ecclesiastical mediation played at the court of Constantinople by the powerful praepositus sacri cubiculi Χρυσάφιος, a key figure both in the rise of Theodosius II and in the doctrinal choices that led the emperor to support the Monophysite trend an...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/174261 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/174261 https://doi.org/10.12795/Habis.2022.i53.09 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Late Antiquity Theodosius II Imperial court Eunuchs Diplomacy Antigüedad tardía Teodosio II Corte imperial Eunucos Diplomacia |
| Sumario: | In this paper we analyse the role of political and ecclesiastical mediation played at the court of Constantinople by the powerful praepositus sacri cubiculi Χρυσάφιος, a key figure both in the rise of Theodosius II and in the doctrinal choices that led the emperor to support the Monophysite trend and to convene the Second Council of Ephesus (449). Despite his diplomatic relevance, the eunuch has received very little attention by the historiography devoted to Late Antiquity in the Pars Orientis of the Empire. |
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