Download PDF | Pavlos Niavis - The Reign of the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I (802-811)-University Of Edinburgh (1984).
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this thesis is to provide a thorough examination of the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus 1 (802-811) and to evaluate its historical significance. To this end the author turns his attention first to the situation which Nicephorus inherited at the time of his accession to the throne. He then examines the major aspects of this Emperor's reign: his domestic, religious and foreign policies. The main emphasis is upon his domestic policies, because it is the argument of this thesis that Nicephorus was one of the few Byzantine emperors who attempted a concerted reform of the administration.
To support this it is necessary to assess the causes, the value and the results of the Emperor's measures. Nicephorus' attitude towards, and relations with other major powers of the time are not neglected. They form an important chapter, because under Nicephorus I the Byzantine Empire found itself hemmed in by the Franks of Charlemagne, the Caliphate and the Bulgars. Nicephorus' reactions showed him to be a competent statesman, though the end results were far from satisfactory.
The Emperor's views on religious affairs inevitably attracts the author's attention too. Their importance lies in his confrontation with the leader of the monastic party Theodore of Stoudios. Nicephorus pursued a policy of moderation, which was misunderstood at the time. It provided a long term solution to the Empire's religious difficulties, but in the short term, probably intensified division. The events and measures which characterized Nicephorus I's reign, are not examined in any chronological order, but according to the field of imperial interest they served.
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