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Writing Byzantine History with the Archives of Mount Athos: The Odds and Perils of Uneven Sources

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Byzantine documents preserved in the archives of the monasteries of Mount Athos in Greece are by far the most extensive and valuable body of documentation from the Byzantine Empire. They represent about half of the entire collection of archival documents that have survived, span more than five centuries (10th–15th c.), and cover large areas of Macedonia and Thrace as well as some North-Aegean islands. Moreover, these documents are often our only source of information about rural and urban society, agrarian economy, demography, provincial administration, among other subjects. Their prevalence should be a matter of concern since monasteries–although common in Byzantium–are very specific by nature. This presentation will assess the current research on the documentation of Mount Athos and ask the following question: is monastic history– economic, social, administrative–representative of the Empire? How can we guess what is missing, based on these monastic archives?

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halshs-04580708, version 1 (20-05-2024)

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Olivier Delouis. Writing Byzantine History with the Archives of Mount Athos: The Odds and Perils of Uneven Sources. 2023 Mathews Byzantine Lecture, Feb 2023, Notre Dame, IN 46556, United States. . ⟨halshs-04580708⟩
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