Higher education in Constantinople in the 12th century

Abstract

The edict for the reform of the clergy introduced in 1107 by Alexius I Komnenos 1107 consolidated the system of higher education in Constantinople, which lasted until the fall of the capital in 1204. It is worth noticing that from this reform emerged intellectual circles, whose members, after the completion of their studies, were able to pursue and obtain a teaching carreer in the various schools of secondary and higher education of Constantinople, i.e. within the spectre of the so-called "Patriarchal School" and its numerous annexes. Moreover, a successful teaching career could mean that a teacher of the "Patriarchal School" could be rewarded at the peak of his carreer with an episcopal throne in the province, as was case the case with Nicephorus Chrosberges, Michael Italicus, Nicetas of Heraclea, and perhaps the most important figure of all, Eustathius of Thessalonica. As far as the curriculum is concerned it included the teaching of theology, grammar and poetry, rhetoric and philos ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/40859
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/40859
ND
40859
Alternative title
Η παιδεία στην Κωνσταντινούπολη κατά τον 12ο αιώνα
Author
Nesseris, Ilias (Father's name: Christos)
Date
2014
Degree Grantor
University of Ioannina
Committee members
Κωνσταντινίδης Κωνσταντίνος
Αντωνόπουλος Παναγιώτης
Σταυράκος Χρήστος
Αλεξάκης Αλέξανδρος
Γιαρένης Ηλίας
Μαντάς Απόστολος
Δενδρινός Χαράλαμπος
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology
Social SciencesEducation
Keywords
12th century; Byzantine empire; Constantinople; Higher education; Schools; Teaching; Scholarship; History of science; Palaeography; Teaching manuals; Greek manuscripts
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
2 τόμοι (Α' τόμος 535 σ. ; Β' τόμος 596 σ.), im.
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