Figures
14.1 Constantine IX Monomachos and Zoe with Christ, south gallery mosaics, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (photo: Cecily J. Hilsdale) 375
14.2 Madrid Skylitzes. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Matritensis Vitr. 26–2, fol. 210r: the widow of the emir of Egypt sends a letter to Michael IV (photo: Biblioteca Nacional de España) 379
14.3 Madrid Skylitzes. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Matritensis Vitr. 26–2, fol. 75v: the exchange of a letter between Theophilos and al Mamun (photo: Biblioteca Nacional de España) 381
14.4 Venice Alexander Romance. Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia, Gr. 5, fol. 89r Alexander sends a letter to the wife, mother, and daughter of Darius (photo: Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia) 385
14.5 Venice Alexander Romance. Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia, Gr. 5, fol. 89v: the wife, mother, and daughter of Darius send a letter to Alexander; Alexander writes to his mother Olympias (photo: Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia) 386
14.6 Venice Alexander Romance. Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia, Gr. 5, fol. 171v: Amazons send their letter to Alexander along with royal gifts (photo: Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia) 389
14.7 Venice Alexander Romance. Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia, Gr. 5, fol. 172r: Alexander receives the Amazons’ letters and gifts (photo: Istituto Ellenico di Studi Bizantini e Postbizantini di Venezia) 390
14.8 Vatican Epithalamion. Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1851, fol. 2v: the arrival of messengers (photo: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) 394
14.9 Vatican Epithalamion. Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1851, fol. 7r: the announcement of the betrothal (photo: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) 395
14.10 Vatican Epithalamion. Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1851, fol. 3v: the arrival of the western princess (photo: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) 397
16.1 Extraction of the 1-mode-networks of localities, letters and individuals from a 3-mode-network of letters, localities and individuals on the basis of the data in the letter collection of Metropolitan Theophylact of Ochrid (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 441
16.2 Network of localities connected through the letters of Theophylact of Ochrid in geographical space (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 442
16.3 The “ego-network” of Metropolitan Theophylact of Ochrid on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 445
16.4 The “ego-network” of Metropolitan Theophylact of Ochrid on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources after the node of Theophylact has been eliminated from the network (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 446
16.5 The “ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid spanned by ties of friendship on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 450
16.6 The “ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid spanned by ties of friendship on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources after the node of Theophylact has been eliminated from the network (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 451
16.7 The “ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid spanned by ties of support on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 452
16.8 The “ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid spanned by ties of support on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources after the node of Theophylact has been eliminated from the network (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 453
16.9 The “ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid spanned by relations of enmity on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 454
16.10 The “early ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid for the years 1080–1095 created on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources after the node of Theophylact has been eliminated from the network (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 457
16.11 The “late ego-network” of Theophylact of Ochrid for the years 1096–1108 created on the basis of the data from his letter collection and further sources after the node of Theophylact has been eliminated from the network (created by J. Preiser-Kapeller, 2013) 458
16.12 Three triad types frequent in the various networks 459
Tables
16.1 Extract from the matrix for the network of individuals modeled on the basis of the relational data in Theophylact’s letters, with rows and columns for every individual and numbers at the intersections indicating the presence/absence resp. the strength of a link 445
16.2 Basic key figures for the various networks 447
16.3 Three overall structural key figures for the various networks 448
16.4 Top nodes in three centrality measures for the various networks 455
16.5 Triad types more frequent in the various networks than expected for a random network 459