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THE
REIGN
OF
THE
1
BYZANTINE
(802-811)
EMPEROR
NICEPHORUS
PAVLOS NIAVIS
Ph. D.
UNIVERSITY
1984
OF EDINBURGH
ED
ii
DEDICATION
To my wife
Evi
iii
DECLARATION
t-he undersigned,
by myself
composed
declare
and that
that
this
that no material
or results
before
been published
elsewhere,
thesis.
the work
included
the
has been
thesis
is my own.
Also
in the thesis
have
submission
of
the
00,
P.
NIA VIS
iv
ABSTRACT
The aim
of
and
the
the
to
is
historical
attention
at
the
time
of
reign
this
of
turns
thesis
the
its
his
to
Byzantine
provide
a thorough
Emperor
Nicephorus
significance.
first
to the
of
major
is
this
upon
his
examination
1 (802-811)
To this
end
which
to
the
evaluate
author
situation
Nicephorus
throne.
Emperor's
policies.
because
was one
inherited
He then
accession
reign:
The main emphasis
it
is the argument
of
of
the
few
of
to
Byzantine
the
the
examines
his domestic,
aspects
his
religious
thesis
of this
foreign
and
domestic
policies,
that
Nicephorus
a
this
the
time
emperors
concerted
reform
it
is necessary
results
towards,
are not
because
itself
and
the
of
the
and
administration.
who attempted
To support
value
Nicephorus'
the
and
the causes,
assess
Emperor's
measures.
attitude
relations
neglected.
under
hemmed in
Bulgars.
with
other
major
powers of the
They form an important
chapter,
I
the
Byzantine
of
the
views
Empire
found
the
him
Franks
Charlemagne,
showed
Nicephorus
by the
Caliphate
to
far
be
from
Nicephorus'
though
reactions
a competent
satisfactory.
inevitably
importance
monastic
statesman,
The Emperor's
attracts
in
lies
the
his
end results
on religious
too.
the
attention
were
author's
affairs
Their
leader
of
the
the
time.
party
Theodore
confrontation
Stoudios.
of
which
with
Nicephorus
pursued
at
a policy
of
It provided
difficulties,
division.
Nicephorus
order,
they
but
served.
moderation,
a long term
but
The
I's
in
the
events
reign,
to
was misunderstood
to the Empire's
solution
short
not
term,
probably
any
imperial
which
in
examined
of
religious
intensified
and measures
are
the
field
characterized
chronological
interest
according
V
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It
has
been
an established
authors
and
it
is
of
academics
backward
to
and
glance
practice
kind
every
among theses
writers,
book to take a
of
whomsoever
duty,
pleasant
the
Without
the institutions
First
Scholarships
of
Greece,
of
when
financial,
indebtedness
their
gratefully
acknowledge
due.
How could
I abstain
from this
I would never
have done this
work
moral
and
academic
assistance
below?
State
of
part
Education
of
all,
Foundation
first
financial
and t-he persons
mentioned
I would
like
to thank
the
(IKY)
because
backing
and
with
of
the
the
a three
Ministry
year
the
the
scholarship
of
my
provided
studies,
greater
and without
whose assistance
my studies
abroad
have been totally
would
out of the question,
and the second
because
I was granted
from
long leave
an equally
of absence
job as a secondary
my
Among individuals
to
the
Professor
A.
school
I would
teacher
like
to
Dr.
their
which
to
in
Greece.
express
my gratitude
both of
S. G. Henrich,
valuable
they
suggestions
provided
me while
Kambylis
of
facilities
university
and the library
and
for
Hamburg,
I was working
in West
However,
the scholar
to
is
I am indebted
than to anyone else,
whom
more
Dr. M. Angold,
the patient
supervisor
of this
and tolerant
hard as he could
to save me from the
tried
work,
as
who
blunders
But
any
of
weak
ignorance
points
and the occasional
in this
to be found
to
be laid
at
the
misunderstanding.
thesis
door
are
of
my own
to
those
With
Germany.
responsibility
and not
I owe so much.
whom
Finally
should
many thanks
because
endured
she patiently
be said to my wife
Evi,
my long periods
of absence.

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