Medievalists.net » Theodosius II http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 A Game of Power: Courtly influence on the decision-making of Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408-450) http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/27/game-power-courtly-influence-decision-making-emperor-theodosius-ii-r-408-450/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/27/game-power-courtly-influence-decision-making-emperor-theodosius-ii-r-408-450/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:33:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49242 The aim of this thesis is to uncover the workings and levels of courtly influence on Theodosius II's (r. 408-450) decision-making, but also, through analysis of the material by using modern theories, to gain a deeper understanding of the courtly structures, power, and dynamics at play at his court in Constantinople.

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