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Konštantínove listy
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2017
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vol. 10
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issue 1
150 - 179
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Slovakia is a country that lies on the geographical and spiritual intersection of the Western and Eastern cultures. The battle for the geopolitical bearing of this area took place already at the dawn of our history – at the time of our first state formation – Great Moravia, and happened again also during the formation of the early Hungarian Kingdom, which included also the Western teritory of Great Moravian Empire – i. e. the Slovak teritory of today. When writing about the elements and expressions of the Byzantine culture in Central and Western Europe, we reflect mainly its philosophical, literary and liturgical aspects. In his article the author wants to try to reflect on the potential expressions of this wide European culturalspiritual phenomenon, the Byzantine tradition, as these are fixated in the material substance of the architectural sacred code.
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Three discoveries of metal saddle appliques have been unearthed in Western and Central Europe: Krefeld-Gellep, Ravenna and Sárvíz. Our aim is to list the parallels of saddle appliques with a similar shape, to determine the origin, datation and function of these items. These appliques have many parallels to the East, in Eastern Europe and more scarcely in Kazakhstan, in the post-Hunnic period (from the middle of the 5th to the middle of the 6th century). The reconstruction of saddles with metallic appliques is well established based on the discoveries made in the horse tombs in the necropolis of Dyurso, in the North-East of the Black Sea, belonging to the Goths-Tetraxites of the second half of the 5th and the 6th centuries. We can assume that a common prototype existed for these saddles, as shown by findings in the North Caucasus. We can therefore assume the ‘oriental’ origin of the saddles with metallic appliques. Western appliques (Krefeld-Gellep, Ravenna and Sárvíz) differ from those in Eastern Europe and Kazakhstan, suggesting the existence of various manufacturing centers. Indeed, the cloisonné decor of appliques in the West suggests they were manufactured in Mediterranean or Byzantine workshops. Lastly, in the funerary context, the presence of saddles with metallic appliques is most often the sign of the privileged nature of the burial. It is a common ‘princely fashion’ of barbarians from different parts of Europe and even Asia.
Vojenská história
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2017
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vol. 21
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issue 1
6 - 37
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In the present article author describes the initial phase of the first Byzantine war against the Normans, as well as the battle of Dyrrachion, which took place on the 18th October 1081. These events represent the most crucial moments at the beginning of the reign of Alexios I Komnenos who only rose to power in early April 1081. While desperately struggling against invasion of the Norman host led by a very capable and intelligent military leader Robert Guiscard count of Apulia and Calabria, the young Byzantine emperor had to overcome many internal difficulties of political, military and economic nature. Finally, he was able to lead almost the whole Byzantine field army from Constantinople through Thessalonica towards Dyrrachion besieged by the Normans in August 1081. The battle itself ended in a heavy defeat of Byzantine forces which, however, had enjoyed numerical superiority at the beginning of this encounter. The analysis takes into account detailed depiction of a composition and number of opposing forces, as well as other factors (e.g. mindset of Robert Guiscard and aims of Alexios Komnenos before the battle, topographical layout of the battleground) which influenced the final outcome. Also the description of the battle itself contains new approaches that are confronted at times with traditional narratives of this decisive battle that can be found in historical sources and secondary literature.
Slavica Slovaca
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2010
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vol. 45
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issue 1
3-19
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The present paper endeavours to survey the historic line of the Byzantine music in the territory of Slovakia of today, focusing on the 'dark centuries' - the 10th to 14th centuries. It starts with the introduction of Byzantine culture to the Moravian State in 9th century, and includes the brief description of extant liturgical fragments dated from 10th to 15th centuries. The lack of substantial resources presses us upon relying on the indirect historical references in order to prove the presence of the Eastern faithful during the old Hungarian kingdom, thus trying to detect marginal information regarding the liturgical chant at least.
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The author makes a brief presentation of the discoveries from the tenth – eleventh century on the territory of Constanța, in the perimeter of the ancient settlement of Tomis. Based on these discoveries, it has been assumed until the present the existence of an early medieval settlement named Constantia, approximately within the same limits mentioned in the Byzantine literary sources. Related to the results of new discoveries in 2017, and comparing Tomis archaeological area with the discoveries in the researched site, we suggest a new location of the settlement of Constantia. It lies near a castellum of the stone vallum, in a protected area by the defensive line. Probably the new location of the settlement determined the reason for the Byzantine literary sources to mention it with a new name and not with the former toponym Tomis.
Konštantínove listy
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2018
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vol. 11
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issue 1
138 - 146
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The contribution is a result of author’s interest in the legacy of Russian Narodism and, within its framework, the works of Petr Lavrovich Lavrov (1823 – 1900). The contribution analyses that part of Lavrov’s extensive work which could be labelled as philosophy of history. The selected part of Lavrov’s works are a result of his long-term interest and effort to interconnect philosophical reflections with the real needs of political practice in the Russian context of the second half of the 19th century. Lavrov´s views can be seen as a critical reflection of values created by the Byzantine and Slavic spirituality. Faith is not accepted as faith in God. It is regarded as a strong belief which can lead to political action and social change. It is a belief in goals created by man. This represents the fundament for the creation of a better world. In that respect, one can identify Lavrov’s distinctive reflections concerning the values and actions based on these values. Actions, based on certain values, and the process of realisation of shared or accepted value frameworks, represent, in Lavrov’s understanding, the basis, or the starting point for a definition of man and (as an) individual, as an acting individual.
Slavica Slovaca
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2013
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vol. 48
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issue 3
1 - 58
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The subject of the monograph is a polemic-apologetical manuscript year-book, which is located in the National Library of Ukraine, Institute of Manuscripts, collection № 312, shelf mark Соф 104 (105). The manuscript is written in semi-uncial Cyrillic script in the Church Slavonic language. It is a late 16th century year-book against Protestantism concerning questions about the Eucharist, transubstantiation and liturgy. The preface of the manuscript is explaining the aim of compiling the year-book. It is interesting for its ecclesiology, especially because it illustrates the relation between Byzantine Christians and Latin Catholics in the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. The questions of Ecclesial affiliation of the author, his theological background as well as the date of composing the preface are also examined. The manuscript contains also a rare liturgy – the Liturgy of St. Peter. The structure of the liturgy is studied with the aim to state more precisely the process of its compilation. The analysis of the text of the liturgy, its structure, environment and manuscript tradition is also provided in order to determine whether it belongs to the Byzantine or the Latin tradition. It is one of the four preserved Slavonic manuscripts with this liturgy; the three other manuscripts are also briefly examined and compared in the monograph. The question about a possible relation of the Liturgy of St. Peter to the Cyrillo-Methodian mission is examined as well as the question of the date of its Slavonic translation.
Konštantínove listy
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2013
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vol. 6
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issue 6
46 – 68
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The article deals with the research of the legal status of women in early medieval Slavic, especially in Great Moravian society and with its state and reflection in the Czech, Moravian, and Slovak historiography.
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