Chrysaphius, a eunuch in the court of Theodosius II: intrigues and diplomacy between East and West
ABSTRACT: In this paper we analyse the role of political and ecclesiastical mediation played at the court of Constantinople by the powerful praepositus sacri cubiculi golden, a key figure both in the rise of Theodosius II and in the doctrinal choices that led the emperor to support the Monophysite t...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Cantabria (UC) |
| Repositorio: | UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/28002 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10902/28002 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Theodosius II Imperial court Eunuchs Diplomacy Late antiquity Antigüedad tardía Teodosio II Corte imperial Eunucos Diplomacia |
| Sumario: | ABSTRACT: In this paper we analyse the role of political and ecclesiastical mediation played at the court of Constantinople by the powerful praepositus sacri cubiculi golden, 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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