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The dromos and Byzantine Communications, Diplomacy, and Bureaucracy, 518â1204
Series: - The Medieval Mediterranean, Volume: 137
Author:
The postal system of the Byzantine Empire, the cursus publicus or dromos, was a pony express-style system of routes and relays, capable of moving messages at up to 100 miles (160 km) per day. In this fascinating book, Jason Fossella describes the infrastructure, operations, and administration of the dromos.
Drawing on sources as varied as papyri, seals, inscriptions, and ancient histories, the author examines how the dromos was integrated into Byzantine society and influenced the development of Byzantine diplomacy, ceremony, and religion, demonstrating that it played a key role in the development of Byzantine imperial power.
Drawing on sources as varied as papyri, seals, inscriptions, and ancient histories, the author examines how the dromos was integrated into Byzantine society and influenced the development of Byzantine diplomacy, ceremony, and religion, demonstrating that it played a key role in the development of Byzantine imperial power.
Jason Fossella, Ph.D. (2014), Saint Louis University, is instructor of Latin and Greek at that university. This is his first book.
AcknowledgementsI
List of Tables and FiguresII
AbbreviationsI
Introduction
1 The Late Roman cursus publicus (Sixth and Seventh Centuries)
â1âOperations and Infrastructure
â2âThe cursus publicus in Late Roman State and Society
2 The Byzantine dromos (762â1204)
â1âOperations and Infrastructure
â2âThe dromos in Byzantine State and Society
Conclusions
Appendix 1: Minor Officials of the dromos
â1âPrÅtonotaries
â2âChartularies
â3âOther Officials
Appendix 2: Logothetes of the dromos
Appendix 3: Seals
Appendix 4: A Note on the Date of Leo Rhabdouchosâs Tenure as Logothete
Bibliography
âPrimary Sources
âSecondary Literature
Index
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