Book contents
- The Byzantine Hellene
- The Byzantine Hellene
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of Historical Figures
- List of Rulers in Byzantium and Beyond
- Author’s Note
- Introduction
- 1 Byzantium in Exile
- 2 “The Holy Land, My Mother Anatolia”
- 3 “I Was Raised as Usual for a Royal Child”
- 4 Pursuit of Learning
- 5 Power-Sharing
- 6 Friends, Foes, and Politics
- 7 Elena and the Embassy of the Marquis
- 8 Sole Emperor of the Romans
- 9 The Philosopher
- 10 The Proponent of Hellenism
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Power-Sharing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 July 2019
- The Byzantine Hellene
- The Byzantine Hellene
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of Historical Figures
- List of Rulers in Byzantium and Beyond
- Author’s Note
- Introduction
- 1 Byzantium in Exile
- 2 “The Holy Land, My Mother Anatolia”
- 3 “I Was Raised as Usual for a Royal Child”
- 4 Pursuit of Learning
- 5 Power-Sharing
- 6 Friends, Foes, and Politics
- 7 Elena and the Embassy of the Marquis
- 8 Sole Emperor of the Romans
- 9 The Philosopher
- 10 The Proponent of Hellenism
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Theodore played a growing role in royal governance in the 1240s. Evidence from his writings, documents, and seals allows us to gain a better understanding of this key aspect of his life in his twenties. The chapter reconstructs his responsibilities – fiscal, judicial, managerial, and other – in a power-sharing arrangement with his father. The division of duties between the senior and the junior emperor was a sign of the challenges the empire of Nicaea faced at a time of rapid territorial expansion and the rise of the Mongol menace from the East. Letters and other works of Theodore Laskaris give unique insights into practices of governance and aspects of Nicean society and the economy.
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- The Byzantine HelleneThe Life of Emperor Theodore Laskaris and Byzantium in the Thirteenth Century, pp. 88 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019