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14 oktober 2026

Mainzer Beobachter | Keizerin Theophanu

Als ik in Nijmegen ben, ga ik altijd even naar het Valkhof. Het is een van de prettigste parken van Nederland. Je voelt je er altijd net wat vrijer dan in de stad zelf en dat was bij de aanleg ook de bedoeling: in 1795 was de Bataafse Republiek uitgeroepen en Nijmegen vierde de vrijheid door een mooie Engelse tuin aan te leggen op de plek waar ooit de feodale dwangburcht had gestaan. De kapel, gewijd aan Sint-Nikolaas, bleef echter gespaard. Sinterklaas is immers bestand tegen elke modernisering. We danken de kapel aan de tiende-eeuwse keizerin Theophanu, al heeft zij de voltooiing waarschijnlijk niet meegemaakt. Maar ze is een van de interessantste personages uit de Middeleeuwen. De Lage Landen maakten niet dagelijks een Byzantijns bezoek mee.

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Jona Lendering

9 juli 2026

Lexikon zur Byzantinischen Gräzistik

The Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität (LBG) is a dictionary of the Greek language as found in the Byzantine Empire. The work is based on the Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell, Scott, and Jones and on Lampe’s Patristic Greek Lexicon. The project has created a searchable digital edition of all eight fascicles of the dictionary’s two volumes. The over 85,000 entries are searchable by both keyword and author. Entries most frequently list their definitions in either Latin or German and additionally list citations of Byzantine texts that have used the word in question.

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Erich Trapp

4 juni 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 158. The Book of Daniel, the Four Kingdoms, and imperial eschatology, with Chris Bonura Thursday Jun 04, 2026

A conversation with Christopher Bonura (Mount St. Mary's University) about the apocalyptic tradition of identifying the Four Kingdoms prophesied in the Book of Daniel. Which one was the Roman empire? The fourth, scheduled to fall with the others, or something that came afterward (a tradition sometimes called imperial eschatology)? Among other topics we discuss Eusebios of Caesarea and the reign of Herakleios as possible turning points in this tradition. Christopher has published a monograph on one of the most important of these texts: A Prophecy of Empire: The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius from Late Antique Mesopotamia to the Global Medieval Imagination (University of California Press 2025), though our discussion focuses more on two articles, 'Eusebius of Caesarea, the Roman Empire, and the Fulfillment of Biblical Prophecy,' Church History 90 (2021) 509-536; and 'Eschatology and Apocalypticism in the Age of Heraclius,' forthcoming.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Chris Bonura

21 mei 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 157. Julian Augustus and the dream of a Platonic Roman empire, with Jeremy Swist Thursday May 21, 2026

A conversation with Jeremy Swist (Michigan State University) on the emperor Julian (361-363 AD) and how he tried to combine his love of philosophy with ruling the Roman empire. We talk about why Julian continues to excite such passions, how in some ways he may have been more Roman than Greek, and how he read Roman history in light of the theurgical Neoplatonism that he espoused. The conversation is based on Jeremy's recent book, Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome (Oxford University Press 2025).

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Anthony Kaldellis, Jeremy Swist

7 mei 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 156. The Menologion of Basil II, with Charlie Kuper Thursday May 07, 2026

A conversation with Charlie Kuper (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) about the Menologion of Basil II, a lavishly illustrated manuscript pairing brief notices about the saints with images of them and their ordeals, arranged according to the liturgical calendar. We talk about how this manuscript was made and how it can be read, specifically the texts in relation to the images. Charlie has just reedited those texts and made them available in translation in the DOML series (vol. 89): The Menologion of Basil II (2025). For a digitized version of the entire manuscript (Vat.gr. 1613), where you can see the images as well, go here. Look around in it, skim it, zoom in, enjoy!

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Anthony Kaldellis, Charlie Kuper

23 april 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 155. The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, with Nicole Eddy Thursday Apr 23, 2026

A conversation with Nicole Eddy (Dumbarton Oaks) about the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, one of the most important publishing ventures of recent times when it comes to medieval texts and literature. DOML (as we call it) makes accessible a wide range of medieval texts in different genres and from different periods, translated into English from Greek, Latin, Old English, and the Iberian romance languages. We talk about how the series works, its mission and goals, and the challenges and decisions that Nicole faces in coordinating the whole thing. You can find the series' home page here.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Nicole Eddy

9 april 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 154. How and why we teach Roman history, with Beth Digeser Thursday Apr 09, 2026

A conversation with Beth Digeser (University of California, Santa Barbara) about pedagogy, specifically about what we are hoping to accomplish by teaching Roman history. We talk about the limits of "influence" as a justification for it and the various ways that Rome is continually reinvented and made to speak to present concerns, from "Global Rome" to the special challenges posed by the world of late antiquity. Beth's research focuses on the reigns of Diocletian and Constantine and so she looks in both directions of Roman history, forward and backwards, from there.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Beth Digeser

26 maart 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 153. Three heresiologists of the twelfth century: Zigabenos, Kamateros, and Choniates, with Alessandra Buccosi, Niccolò Zorzi, Marco Fanelli, and Ottavia Mazzon Thursday Mar 26, 2026

A conversation with Alessandra Bucossi (Ca' Foscari University of Venice) and Niccolò Zorzi (University of Padua) on three heresiological texts of the twelfth century, the challenges of publishing and studying them, and how their main concerns can be presented in a museum exhibition. Our discussion is followed by dedicated presentations on each of the three authors by Marco Fanelli (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice) on Zigabenos, Alessandra herself on Kamateros, and Ottavia Mazzon (University of Padua) on Choniates. For an open access catalogue of the museum exhibition organized by all the above, click here.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Alessandra Bucossi, Niccolò Zorzi, Marco Fanelli, Ottavia Mazzon

12 maart 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 152. Heresiology in the twelfth century, with Alessandra Bucossi Thursday Mar 12, 2026

A conversation with Alessandra Bucossi (Ca' Foscari University) on the preoccupation with heresy in the twelfth century, which resulted in the production of a number of massive anti-heretical treatises. We discuss the historical context of their production, the empire's increasing engagement with the Latins and Armenians, whose Churches deviated from that of Constantinople in certain points, and the function of these works. The conversation is based on a team project on this topic that Alessandra headed up, which we will discuss in more detail in the sequel episode.

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Anthony Kaldellis, Alessandra Bucossi

26 februari 2026

Byzantium & Friends | 151. East Roman archaeology: goals and challenges, with Marica Cassis Thursday Feb 26, 2026

A conversation with Marica Cassis (University of Calgary) about the archaeological study of the east Roman world and how it interfaces with traditional, text-based historiography. What can archaeology see and what not? What challenges has it faced to emerge as a field and what are the prospects that it faces today? The conversation was inspired by Marica's introduction to Medieval Archaeology in the East Roman World (Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2024).

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Anthony Kaldellis, Marica Cassis