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Ordo amplissimus. The threat to the Eastern Roman imperial elite under Emperor Justinian I. (E01)

Subject Area Ancient History
Term from 2015 to 2023
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 170320015
 
Project E01 examines the relationship between threat diagnoses and coping practices based on the history of the Eastern Roman imperial elite during the reign of Emperor Justinian (527-565 AD). Starting from the hypothesis that the threat to the Eastern Roman imperial elite was an unintended consequence of imperial action, the first goal of the project is to more clearly identify the protagonists, scope and relevance of the threat diagnosis. Based on this, questions are then addressed about the effects of the subsequent coping practices on the hierarchy and status order. The project pays particular attention to the synchronous interdependence between the status order and the re-ordering of the monarchy that took place under Justinian.
DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres
Project Heads Professor Dr. Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner, since 1/2019; Professor Dr. John Weisweiler, from 1/2019 until 6/2019
 
 

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