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Sind Für Diesen Dreigeteilten Index Ausgewertet Worden. Mittelalterliche Namen Werden Nach Dem Vor- Namen Geordnet (Verweisung Vom Familiennamen) INDEX Alle Kapitel bis auf den Katalog (Kapitel 7.2.) sind für diesen dreigeteilten Index ausgewertet worden. Mittelalterliche Namen werden nach dem Vor- namen geordnet (Verweisung vom Familiennamen). Personen und Sachen Abt 155, 158, 161, 163, 165, 166, 169 Anonymer Professor 15, 37, 39, 58, 81, 87, Achilleus Tatios 84, 197 133, 148, 157, 176 Adressant 31, 39, 42 Anonymer protobestiarios 15 Adressat 31, 36, 39, 42, 57, 60 Anonymer protonotarios 15 Adresse 41, 67 Anonymus Marcianus 16, 58, 60, 81, 88, Adrianos Komnenos 106 90, 118, 202 Äbtissin, Klostervorsteherin 99, 163, 181, Anrede, 182, 184, 185, 198 abstrakt 41, 44, 94, 141, 144, 147, 149, Ägypten 35, 123 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 173, 179, 184, Aikaterine, Kaiserin 138 192, 193 Aineias von Gaza 15, 57, 58, 63, 180, 197 Alliteration 72, 77 Ainios → Ephraim Amt 108, 155, 200 Akropolites → Konstantinos annominatio 73 Alcuin 29 Antike 44, 78, 92, 95, 98, 107, 116, Alexander der Große 81 117, 118, 122, 200 Alexandros, Kaiser 139, 140 Berufsbezeichnung107, 110 Alexandros III., Papst 15 Bruder 52, 53, 54, 120, 124, 127, 128, Alexandros von Nikaia 14, 15, 58, 63, 160, 194 101 direkt 40, 42, 57, 59, 70 et passim Alexios I. Komnenos 138, 146 Eigennamen 40, 60, 71 Alexios Aristenos 75, 80, 108, 177, 201 Alexios Giphardos 177 Epanalepsis 76 Alexios, monachos 15 Etymologie 73 Al-Muqtadir 68, 148, 150–152, 173, 200 Familienname 67 Amtsbruder 160 Fehlen 115 Amtskollege 48, 54, 128, 201 Frage 128, 129 Anastasios, Kaiser 38, 130 Frau 67, 119, 170, 178, 180, 181, 182, Anastasios 15, 38 184, 185 Anastasius III., Papst 154, 200 Freund 52 Anchialos → Michael Funktionsbezeichnung 107, 108, 155, Andronikos I. Komnenos 81, 94, 147 157 Andronikos Kamateros 178, 195 Häufigkeit 57, 197 Anna Komnene 7, 129, 152, 181 Hendiadyoin 156 388 Index Index 389 „Herr“ 54, 142, 156, 157, 171, 172, Verwandtschaftsbegriff 40, 53, 69, 385 117, 118, 123, 126, 128, 148, 149, 153, „Herrin“ 182 159, 161, 163, 164, 169, 174, 175, 182, Herrscher 68 194, 195, 198, 199 Homoioptoton 72 Vokativ 40, 61, 65 Homoioteleuton 72, 77 Wortneubildungen 110, 111, 113, 191 indirekt 40, 41, 42, 57, 59 et passim Wortspiel 67, 73, 108 Ironie, ironisch 156 Anruf 43 Kaiser 30, 86, 110, 120, 141, 146, 153, Antiochos → Gregorios 184 Antonios III., Patriarch 16, 134 Kind 55, 145, 160, 163, 202 Apokaukos → Ioannes kollektiv 100, 126, 161, 183, 194 Apollonios Rhodios Kyklos 77 Apostrophe 41 mehrteilig 59 Arethas 58, 63, 90, 108 Metonymie 75–77, 108, 121, 122 Aristainetos 13, 16, 33, 58, 119, 159, 198 Mönch 64 Aristenos → Alexios Multifunktionalität 49 Aristophanes 119, 129 Mutter 120, 125, 128 Arzt 170, 175 Mythologie 78 Asotios von Armenien 148, 150, 199 Namen 67–69, 157 Athanasios 16, 38 „Neffe“ 174 Athanasios Chatzikes 47 negativ 70, 83, 98, 111, 123, 129, 131 Athen 155 Nominativ für Vokativ 61, 62, 90, Attaleiates → Michael 188, 200 Auge 76 Numerusgebrauch 30 Ausruf 42, 43, 145 Ortsname 68 Autoreianos → Michael Papst 30, 76 Paronomasie 74, 77 Balsamon → Theodoros Partizip 59, 64 Bardanes → Georgios Bardanes pejorativ 88, 107, 119, 128, 382 Bardas Monachos 16 philophronetisch 113 Barsanuphios 14 Pleonasmus 76 Basilakes → Nikephoros Plural 30, 40, 141 Basileios der Große 46, 79, 94, 99, 101, Polyptoton 76 114, 122, 135, 167, 383 Pronomen 40, 59, 65, 68, 88 Basileios I. 127, 138, 139 Prosopographie 31 Basileios II. 120, 138, 142, 145, 146 Rang 41, 55 Basileios Kamateros, Patriarch 145, 173, Regel 50 202 Rhythmus 62 Basileios Pediadites 16, 154 Richtlinie 50 Basileios von Euchaita 16 Singular 30, 40 Basileios von Reggio 17, 132, 133, 164 Status, sozialer 56 Beamter 170 Superlativ 49, 72, 82, 86, 112, 119, Bescheidenheit 131, 136 144, 145, 152, 158, 168, 177, 384 Beziehung 39 Titel, titulär 41, 47, 112, 113, 199, Bischof 30, 85, 155, 159, 164–166, 168, 200 184 Vater 55, 125 Botaneiates → Nikephoros 388 Index Index 389 Brief, Clemens, Papst 17, 99, 164 Abschrift, abschreiben 36, 37 Codex Iustinianus 54 Adresse 67, 113, 172 Austausch 37 Damaskenos → Ioannes autobiographisch 39 Daphnopates → Theodoros autograph 35 Demetrios 13, 115 Beigaben 39 Demetrios Kydones 35, 37 Briefanfang, Prooimion 46, 51 Demetrios Tornikes 17, 50, 141, 154, 189, Briefbuch 36 190, 192 Briefsteller 43, 44, 46, 48 Demosthenes 128 Briefstil 116 Demut 42, 131, 132, 134 Briefüberschrift 33, 41, 153, 157 Diakonos → Ignatios, Leon Edition 36 Diebstahl, geistiger 98 Frau 38, 125, 180 Diogenes → Romanos Gespräch 32 Dionysios von Antiocheia 17, 33, 57, 58, Kommunikation 32, 39 63, 80, 153, 197 Kopialbuch 41 Diplomatie 148 Korrespondenz 50, 120, 189 domestikos 170 Liebesbrief 33, 115 Dominicus III. von Grado 17, 178 Musterbrief 43, 46, 50, 69 Doppelpupille 130 Nachlass 36 Dorotheos von Gaza 58, 63, 163, 198 Papst 14, 33 „Du“ 40 Publikation 37 Dukaina → Eirene Rede 69, 149, 185 Dukas → Ioannes, Konstantinos Sammlung 32, 33, 35, 36, 38 dulcedo 120 Überlieferung 35, 39 dux 170 Unterricht 37 Duzen 30 Veröffentlichung 37 Vorlesen 35 Edelstein 199 Vortrag 37 Eigennamen 40, 60 Bruder 54, 120, 122–124, 127, 128, 149, Eirene sebastokratorissa 181 160, 174, 194 Eirene Chumnaina 38, 181 Bruder, leiblicher 120, 124, 128 Eirene Dukaina 99, 179 Brutus 46 Emir von Kreta 68, 82, 111, 148, 150, 152, Bryennios → Nikephoros 200 Bulgaren 53, 126 eparchos 110 Ephraim Ainios 68 Chariton 84 Epigramm 32 Chatzikes → Athanasios epi ton deeseon 170 Choirosphaktes → Leon epi tu kanikleiu 170 Choniates → Michael, Niketas Erzbischof 155, 165, 167 Chortasmenos → Ioannes Ethik 113 Chosroes 143 Eudokia 138, 185 Christophoros, Patriarch von Alexandria Eudoxia, Kaiserin 120 162 Eugeneianos → Niketas Chrysostomos → Ioannes Eunuch 107, 108 Chumnaina → Eirene Eustathios von Thessalonike 17, 30, 31, 390 Index Index 391 34, 49, 50, 55, 58, 65, 67–69, 83, 88, Herodotos 29 91, 115, 145–147, 177, 180, 188, 189, Herrscher, ausländischer 125, 147, 153, 190, 193, 195, 201, 202, 383 175, 178, 200 Euthymios III., Patriarch 156 Hesychios 89 Euthymios Malakes 17, 58, 80, 81, 129, Hierotheos 14, 18, 50, 177, 189 130, 145, 157,180, 189–193, 195 Historiographie – Geschichtswerke 33 Euthymios Tornikes 17, 118, 189, 190– Höflichkeit 30, 42, 43 192, 194 Homer 40, 60, 61, 84, 90, 113, 176, 190, Euthymios Zigabenos 55, 125 202 Homoioptoton → Anrede „Familie der Könige“ 52, 124 Homoioteleuton → Anrede felicissimus 105 Homologetes → Maximos Flavius Philostratus 80 Hugo von Bologna 47 Frau 38 Hymettos 81 Freund 52, 150 Hypatia 181 Freundeskreis 37 Freundschaft 39, 59, 113–117, 130, 188, Iakobos 18, 181 190 Ignatios Diakonos 19, 38, 42, 58, 60, 73, Fürstenspiegel 53 76, 80, 82, 91, 95, 100, 101, 102, 108, 112, 153, 165 Gastfreundschaft 113 „Ihr“ 40, 41 Genesios Magistros 18 Ikaros 130 Geometres → Ioannes imperator 139 Georgios Bardanes 18, 34, 191, 195, 202 Innozenz III., Papst 154 Georgios Kladon 67, 73 Inschrift 121, 128, 146 Georgios Kyprios 50 Ioannes II. 138, 143 Georgios Tornikes 18, 58, 65, 154, 156, Ioannes X. Kamateros, Patriarch 18, 154 166, 171 Ioannes XI., Papst 154 Georgios von Abasgia 148 Ioannes Apokaukos 19, 34, 49, 50, 58, 67, Georgios Xiphilinos 202 108, 118, 177, 179, 189, 191, 194 Gesellschaft, Bürokratisierung 41 Ioannes Chortasmenos 46 Giphardos → Alexios Ioannes Chrysostomos 51, 84, 120, 134 Glykas → Michael Ioannes Damaskenos 99, 101 grammatikos 107, 155, 165, 170 Ioannes Dukas 104, 141, 145, 147 Gregorios Antiochos 18, 58, 189, 190, 192, Ioannes Geometres 13 193, 195 Ioannes Komnenos 157, 171 Gregorios Oxeites 18, 106, 133, 142 Ioannes Mauropus 19, 36, 58, 64, 82, 92, Gregorios von Nazianz 46, 51, 79, 94, 103, 97, 107, 131, 133, 134, 160, 164, 176, 114, 118, 119, 133 180 Gregorios von Nyssa 79 Ioannes Nomikopulos 19 Ioannes Tzetzes 20, 36, 37, 42, 43, 50, 51, Hadrian IV., Papst 154 58, 60, 62, 64, 67, 73, 76, 80, 87, 98, Hagiographie 33, 86, 121 103, 107, 108, 118, 120, 125, 130, 132, Hagiotheodorites → Nikolaos 156, 171–173, 175–178, 184, 185, 195, Handschrift 35 199, 202, 383, 384 Herakleios 139, 143 Ioannes vom Latros 19 Hermogenes 53 Ioannes Xiphilinos 92 390 Index Index 391 Ioannes Zonaras 89 Konstantinos Dukas 49, 67, 138 Isaakios I. Komnenos 138, 142, 144 Konstantinos Manasses 20 Isidoros von Pelusion 46, 51, 87, 90, 91 Konstantinos Stilbes 20 Isokrates 80 Kopialbuch 36 Italikos → Michael kopieren 37 krites 170 Julian 30, 32, 37 kuropalates Justinian 54 Kydones → Demetrios Kyklos → Anrede kaisar 104, 141, 146, 147 Kyprios → Georgios Kaiser 70, 85, 86 Kyrillos von Alexandreia 89 Kaiser, als Briefschreiber 32, 38, 120, 133, Kyritzes 20, 38, 111 138–142, 144, 153 s.a. Anrede, Kaiser Kyros 81 Kaiserfamilie 105, 133, 150, 153, 171, 385 Landulf, Fürst von Capua und Benevent Kaiserin 54, 70, 86, 138, 182, 183, 184 151 Kaiserkanzlei 152 Laskaris → Theodoros Kaiserlob 144 Lehrer 107, 170, 179 Kaiserpropaganda 104, 140, 143, 145, 153, Lehrer-Schüler-Verhältnis 55, 70, 111, 188, 383 125, 170, 175, 176, 179 Kaisertitulatur 30, 139, 143, 149 Leo I., Papst 166 Kalif 85, 148 Leo III., Papst 153 Kamateros → Andronikos, Basileios, Ma- Leo IX., Papst 20, 154, 159 nuel Leon III. 139 Kassia 185 Leon V. 14 Kastamonites → Theodoros Leon VI. 32, 46, 112, 121, 138, 139, 140, Katotikos → Paulos 143, 146, 156, 200 Kataskepenos → Nikolaos Leon Choirosphaktes 20, 38, 53, 58, 63, 70, Kerullarios → Michael 139, 140, 142, 144, 150, 200 Kilidsch Arslan II. 55, 152 Leon Diakonos 20 Kind 55, 124, 160, 163 Leon von Sardes 21, 39, 57 Kladon → Georgios Leon von Synada 21, 38, 39, 42, 58, 118, Klassische Philologie 28 120, 124, 130, 131, 135, 146, 162, 189, koiaistor 170 201 Kollege → Amtskollege Leontios 202 Komnene → Anna Libanios 43, 46, 74, 79, 81, 83, 87, 90, 96, Komnenos 48, 67, 147 119, 181 Komnenos → Ioannes, Manuel, Nikepho- Liebesbrief ros logothetes 107, 108, 171 Konstantinos I.
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