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Record Number:
45955
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Skylitzes , John,
Contributor(s):
Title:
Basil Lakapenos: A Mighty Eunuch
Source:
Texts from the Middle: Documents from the Mediterranean World, 650–1650. Edited by Thomas E. Burman, Brian A. Catlos and Mark D. Meyerson. University of California Press, 2022. Pages 19 - 21.
Description:
Excerpts from a Byzantine history by John Skylitzes detailing the career of Basil Lakapenos, an illegitimate son of the emperor, Romanus Lakapenos. Basil was castrated by Constantine VII when he seized power. As a eunuch and member of a "third gender", Basil served five emperors becoming the most powerful man in the Byzantine Empire when he was appointed
parakoinomenos
("prime minister" or "first eunuch").
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Byzantium
Eunuchs
Politics
Power
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Eastern Mediterranean
Century:
10
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Abstract:
Related Resources:
The text is from A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811-1057, trans. John Wortley (Cambridge University Press, 2011), pp. 230, 248-49, 271, 296, 299.
Author's Affiliation:
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2022.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9780520296534