Taufe und soziale/politische Inklusion und Exklusion in Byzanz

Brandes, Wolfram

doi:10.12946/rg21/075-088

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“…The state also maintained an effective administrative apparatus for the efficient extraction, distribution and consumption of resources to best advantage (Haldon 2016b;Brandes 2002). Fourth, the 'political theology' of the Christian Roman state was deployed consistently to maintain and reinforce imperial authority and legitimacy, thus maintaining a solid grip over provincial elites who managed and administered fiscal and other resources (Brandes 2013;Magdalino 2010;Cameron 2007). This was especially the case with the elites in Anatolia, the south Balkan coastal zones that remained under direct imperial control, but also Sicily and southern Italy.…”

Section: The Late Roman Empire In the East: A Systems Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing the Roman Empire for the Long Term: Risk Assessment and Management Policy in the Fifth to Seventh Centuries

Haldon

Elton

Izdebski

2022

Perspectives on Public Policy in Societal-Environmental Crises

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This chapter analyses the reasons for the survival of the eastern Roman state from three different but complementary angles: imperial administration, the environmental conditions impacting land-use for the period, and the ability of the state to leverage resources. We conclude that a major contributory factor in survival was the effective use of natural resources and a self-reinforcing social-ecological system through which the state and its elites and infrastructure facilitated the survival of landscapes, generating the resources necessary for the state’s continued existence. In areas where this broke down—as in the western part of the empire—the Roman state in the long term disappeared.

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Section: The Late Roman Empire In the East: A Systems Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%