Les apparitions publiques de l’empereur byzantin

Authors

  • Pannayotis Yannopoulos Independent Researcher, Brussels, Belgium

Keywords:

Constantine VII, Byzantium, emperor, protocol, courtiers, divine order, absolute imperial power

Abstract

De cerimoniis aulae byzantinae by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus describes the daily ceremonial routine in the imperial palace during the 10th C. The emperor’s public appearances were accurately scheduled to commemorate religious or political holidays. Only exceptionally, he would appear in journeys out from the capital or participating in triumphs following the victorious military campaigns of the Byzantine army. In every case there was a strict protocol from which no deviation was permitted. Three stages could be distinguished in the emperor’s public appearances: a preparatory one inside the palace, where the emperor performed various religious acts and his courtiers dressed him appropriately; the actual appearance of the emperor, escorted by his nobility, officials and imperial guard, when he received popular acclamation but he also listened to his people’s complaints and demands. Finally, on a third stage, back into the palace, the courtiers undressed the emperor, while most of the nobility and the officials retired.

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Published

2009-01-31

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No. 17 (2009)

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Yannopoulos, Pannayotis. 2009. “Les Apparitions Publiques de L’empereur Byzantin”. Cuadernos del CEMYR, no. 17 (January): 73-96. https://www.ull.es/revistas/index.php/cemyr/article/view/4141.