La cultura materiale del trapasso. Il funerale del basileus e la teologia del potere nella Costantinopoli della corte macedone

Antonio Pio  Di Cosmo

doi:10.3989/aem.2022.52.2.05

Authors

Antonio Pio Di Cosmo ISACCL https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2314-4520

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/aem.2022.52.2.05

Keywords:

material culture, imperial dress, basileus, funeral, De caerimoniis

Abstract

This contribution analyses the role played by material culture in the imperial funeral. This research applies archaeological, anthropological, and historical knowledge to narrate the activity of the imperial entourage, which resolves issues concerning problems of representation in the funeral of the basileus. In this way, the spectacularization of communication strategies that shaped the etiquette of the Basileia is examined.

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