Eka Tchkoidze
Ilia State University, Department of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Member
- Georgian hagiography as a source for Byzantine political and cultural history; Byzantine and Georgian Hagiography (co... moreGeorgian hagiography as a source for Byzantine political and cultural history; Byzantine and Georgian Hagiography (comparative Study); Monasticism (emergence, development, today’s tendencies); Scholars and Scholarship in the Medieval period (Byzantium-Georgia)edit
- C. N. Constantinidesedit
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Many aspects relating to the Greek diaspora in the Russian Empire from the eighteenth to the first quarter of the twentieth centuries have been researched in detail. Nevertheless, some pieces in this mosaic are less well known. Batum is... more
Many aspects relating to the Greek diaspora in the Russian Empire from the eighteenth to the first quarter of the twentieth centuries have been researched in detail. Nevertheless, some pieces in this mosaic are less well known. Batum is one of them.
Having first settled there in the 1850s, the Greeks of Batum are one of the largest and oldest minorities in the city. As such, they witnessed its transformation from Ottoman to Russian rule and from a small littoral village to a big, charming and cosmopolitan port-city. Batum’s Greeks were actively involved in all spheres of city life, especially in
entrepreneurship and politics. This article focuses on the oil and oil-related business
activities in which the Greeks were especially successful. Some Greeks were prominent in the town’s life, serving as councillors. The article reveals that the Greeks of Batum had a high educational and cultural level and made a significant contribution to the city’s development. At the same time, they kept their Greek identity, supporting both the Greek church and schools in Batum.
Having first settled there in the 1850s, the Greeks of Batum are one of the largest and oldest minorities in the city. As such, they witnessed its transformation from Ottoman to Russian rule and from a small littoral village to a big, charming and cosmopolitan port-city. Batum’s Greeks were actively involved in all spheres of city life, especially in
entrepreneurship and politics. This article focuses on the oil and oil-related business
activities in which the Greeks were especially successful. Some Greeks were prominent in the town’s life, serving as councillors. The article reveals that the Greeks of Batum had a high educational and cultural level and made a significant contribution to the city’s development. At the same time, they kept their Greek identity, supporting both the Greek church and schools in Batum.
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The Phokas-Xiphias Revolution was the third and the last revolution of the age-long reign of Basil II the Bulgar-slayer, led by two renowned generals, Nikephoros Xiphias and Nikephoros Phokas. It broke out in Cappadocia in 1022 with the... more
The Phokas-Xiphias Revolution was the third and the last revolution of the age-long reign of Basil II the Bulgar-slayer, led by two renowned generals, Nikephoros Xiphias and Nikephoros Phokas. It broke out in Cappadocia in 1022 with the purpose to overthrow the Byzantine Emperor. Medieval narratives that relater these events written in Greek, Arabic, Georgian, or Armenian, all agree that this insurrection was extremely serious. It involved a large number of rebels within the empire and the insurrectionists were widely believed to be in contact with forces outside the empire, including the Georgian king George I (1014-1027). The revolution broke out when the military conflict between Byzantium and Georgia was still ongoing. Some Georgians including the noble Pheris were actively involved in it. In this article all existing sources on this issue are analyzed. An emphasis is given on the causes of the revolution and its consequences on the Empire’s foreign policy.
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Μαζί μe την eυρύτeρη πeριοχή του Καυκάσου και κυρίως μe τις άλλeς νοτιοκαυκάeς χώρeς, η Γeωργία πάντα ήταν στρατηγικής και πολιτικής σημασίας για το Βυζάντιο. Το κοινό θρησκeυτικό στοιχeίο ήταν σημαντικός συνδeτικός κρίκος μeταξύ τους.... more
Μαζί μe την eυρύτeρη πeριοχή του Καυκάσου και κυρίως μe τις άλλeς νοτιοκαυκάeς χώρeς, η Γeωργία πάντα ήταν στρατηγικής και πολιτικής σημασίας για το Βυζάντιο. Το κοινό θρησκeυτικό στοιχeίο ήταν σημαντικός συνδeτικός κρίκος μeταξύ τους. Παρ’ όλο αυτό οι σχέσeις τους δeν ήταν πάντα σταθeρές. Μeρικές φορές σύμμαχοι (eιδικά κατά τη διάρκeια των αραβικών eισβολών τον 9 ο αι.) και μeρικές φορές αντίπαλοι (τον 11 ο αι.), το Βυζάντιο και η Γeωργία συνυπήρχαν στη διάρκeια της χιλιeτούς ύπαρξης της Βυζαντινής αυτοκρατορίας. Ο eνδέκατος αιώνας παραδόξως, ήταν ταυτόχρονα η καλύτeρη και η χeιρότeρη πeρίοδος των σχέσeων των δύο χωρών. Για αυτό eστιάζω την προσοχή μου στην eποχή αυτή. Κατά πeρίeργο τρόπο eίναι ο αιώνας που κυριολeκτικά τα έχeι όλα: αφʼ eνός μeν τον διπλωματικό διχασμό που ξeκίνησe τον 10 ο αι. και αποκορυφώθηκe το 1021 καταλήγοντας σe ένοπλη σύγκρουση. [1] Aφʼ eτέρου δe οι πιο σημαντικοί βυζαντινογeωργιανοί διπλωματικοί γάμοι συνέβησαν την πeρίοδο αυτή: το 1032 ο Γeωργ...
Το υπό συζήτηση βιβλίο αποτeλeί την αγγλική μeτάφραση του βιβλίου μe τον ίδιο τίτλο που eίχe κυκλοφορήσeι στα γeωργιανά το 2018 στην Τιφλίδα, από την eπιστημονική ομάδα του Eθνικού Κέντρου Χeιρογράφων Κ. Κeκeλίτζe. Η έρeυνα υλοποιήθηκe... more
Το υπό συζήτηση βιβλίο αποτeλeί την αγγλική μeτάφραση του βιβλίου μe τον ίδιο τίτλο που eίχe κυκλοφορήσeι στα γeωργιανά το 2018 στην Τιφλίδα, από την eπιστημονική ομάδα του Eθνικού Κέντρου Χeιρογράφων Κ. Κeκeλίτζe. Η έρeυνα υλοποιήθηκe μe τη χρηματοδότηση του Eθνικού Eπιστημονικού Ιδρύματος Shota Rustaveli της Γeωργίας (Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation www.rustaveli.org.ge ). Πρόκeιται για eκτeνή, αναλυτική παρουσίαση των γeωργιανών χeιρόγραφων βιβλίων που σώζονται eκτός Γeωργίας σe διάφορα κράτη.
For the study of religious factor’s influence on shaping a national identity during the medieval period Georgian hagiographic texts of 10th-11th c. are of special interest. We shall refer to three texts: the long version of the “Life of... more
For the study of religious factor’s influence on shaping a national identity during the medieval period Georgian hagiographic texts of 10th-11th c. are of special interest. We shall refer to three texts: the long version of the “Life of Hilarion the Georgian” by an anonymous author (10th-11th c.), the “Life of John and Euthymios” by George the Athonite (11th c.) and the “Life of George the Athonite” by George the Hieromonachos (11th c.). All of them contain information about Georgian messianic belief and they were composed outside Georgia. This is quite logical because such a belief needs special environment. The role of such an environment played the Georgian Monastery of Iviron on Mount Athos.
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Rome and the Georgians in the context of Christian pilgrimage (4th-11th centuries), in Italian,
რომი და ქართველები ქრისტიანული მომლოცველობის კონტექსტში (IV-XI საუკუნეები)
რომი და ქართველები ქრისტიანული მომლოცველობის კონტექსტში (IV-XI საუკუნეები)
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The fall (of Constantinople) which cancelled an upcoming marriage (in Greek)
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=444279
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=444279
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“Phokas-Xiphias Revolution (1021-1022), the last internal crisis of the reign of Basil II the Bulgar-slayer (976-1025)”, in Greek
http://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bz/article/view/3829
http://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bz/article/view/3829
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“One Aspect of political relationships between Byzantium and Georgia in the 10th century (Bardas Phocas and David Couropalatis)” – in Greek
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“DAI by Constantine Porphyrogenitus and the Iberians”
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With Medea Abulashvili about Greek and Georgian Idioms
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Research Interests: Byzantine Studies, Byzantine History, Greek Palaeography, History of Byzantine Education and Culture, Empire of Nicaea, and 7 moreHistory and archaeology of Epirus, Michael Psellos, Byzantine Scholarship and Education, Byzantine epistolography, Despotate of Epiros, Byzantine scholars, and Nikolaos Mesarites
Book Review in Greek
The Georgian Manuscript Book abroad
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bz/article/view/20992/18814
The Georgian Manuscript Book abroad
https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/bz/article/view/20992/18814