The Byzantine theocracy / Steven Runciman.
The constitution of the Byzantine Empire was based on the conviction that it was the earthly copy of the Kingdom of Heaven. Just as God ruled in Heaven, so the Emperor, made in his image, should rule on earth and carry out his commandments. This was the theory, but in practice the state was never fr...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1977.
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| Series: | Weil lectures ;
1973. |
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