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Programme · August 2026
Introduction à l'hagiographie byzantineReligion and Society in ByzantiumMartyrdom in the Roman EmpireLife in the Early Christian CommunitiesBe an Emperor for a Day!Reviewing the Justinianic Plague — recordingOrthodox or Heretic? Belief, Authority, and Religious Conflict in Byzantium
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Introduction à l'hagiographie byzantine : textes, récits et élaboration des modèles de sainteté dans le monde byzantin

Ce séminaire propose une introduction rigoureuse au corpus hagiographique byzantin : formes littéraires, transmission manuscrite, et fonctions sociales des vies de saints du IVᵉ au XVᵉ siècle.

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  1. Introduction à l'hagiographie byzantine : textes, récits et élaboration des modèles de sainteté dans le monde byzantin

    Introduction à l'hagiographie byzantine : textes, récits et élaboration des modèles de sainteté dans le monde byzantin

    Saturday, 26 September 2026 · 18:00 EEST

    Ce séminaire propose une introduction rigoureuse au corpus hagiographique byzantin : formes littéraires, transmission manuscrite, et fonctions sociales des vies de saints du IVᵉ au XVᵉ siècle.

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  2. Religion and Society in Byzantium

    Religion and Society in Byzantium

    Saturday, 24 October 2026 · 18:00 EEST

    A survey of the entanglement of religious practice and social life in Byzantium — from urban ritual and monastic economies to household piety and the politics of orthodoxy.

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  3. Martyrdom in the Roman Empire: Christians, Persecution, and Memory

    Martyrdom in the Roman Empire: Christians, Persecution, and Memory

    Sunday, 4 October 2026 · 18:00 EEST

    A close reading of the sources for early Christian martyrdom under Rome, and of the long afterlife of the martyr as a figure of memory, legitimation, and dispute.

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Workshops
English

Orthodox or Heretic?

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 18:00 EEST

Who decided what counted as "orthodox" belief in Byzantium — and what happened to those who crossed the boundaries of acceptable faith? An interactive online workshop on religious authority, controversy, and the making of heresy.

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Reviewing the Justinianic Plague: History and Sources

The full recording of our workshop on the Justinianic Plague — a guided reading of Procopius, John of Ephesus, Evagrius Scholasticus, and other contemporary voices of Late Antiquity's great pandemic.

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