Papers by Boban Petrovski
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Eastern and southwestern Macedonia, as well as southern Albania, became parts of Bulgaria in the ... more Eastern and southwestern Macedonia, as well as southern Albania, became parts of Bulgaria in the first decade of the rule of Khan Boris. After his baptism (864/865) and the establishment of an archbishopric (870; 880), the renewal of the former Byzantine church organization on Bulgaria’s territory began. In the eastern parts, the process unfolded slowly because of the strength of the ruling ethnic Bulgarian class, which was pagan; in the western parts, however, the organization of church eparchies went more easily because the local, predominantly Slavic, population had accepted Christianity centuries earlier. This was exactly the reason why Boris-Mikhail sent the disciples of Cyril and Methodius, who had just arrived (885/886) and were well versed in holding religious services in the Slavonic language, to the remote southwest of the country to carry out the so-called “Slavonic Project.” These disciples (including Clement and his associates—Naum, Konstantin, and other unnamed compani...
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Article: No. 58 and No.103 LETTERS of Demetrii Chomateni Ponemata Diaphora as a source for Histor... more Article: No. 58 and No.103 LETTERS of Demetrii Chomateni Ponemata Diaphora as a source for History of Polog, was published in Annual of Faculty of Philosophy 2005 (co-author V.Sofronievski - translation of the texts).
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Article: NO. 94 LETTER of Demetrii Chomateni Ponemata Diaphora as a source for History of Polog, ... more Article: NO. 94 LETTER of Demetrii Chomateni Ponemata Diaphora as a source for History of Polog,
was published in Istorija 2005 (co-author V.Sofronievski - translation of the text).
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Voisava Tribalda, the mother of Georgi Castriot - Scanderbey, originate from noble family governi... more Voisava Tribalda, the mother of Georgi Castriot - Scanderbey, originate from noble family governing Polog (north-western region in nowadays Republic of Macedonia).
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Eastern and southwestern Macedonia, as well as southern Albania, became parts of Bulgaria in the ... more Eastern and southwestern Macedonia, as well as southern Albania, became parts of Bulgaria in the first decade of the rule of Khan Boris. After his baptism (864/865) and the establishment of an archbishopric (870; 880), the renewal of the former Byzantine church organization on Bulgaria’s territory began. In the eastern parts, the process unfolded slowly because of the strength of the ruling ethnic Bulgarian class, which
was pagan; in the western parts, however, the organization of church eparchies went more easily because the local, predominantly Slavic, population had accepted Christianity centuries earlier. This was exactly the reason why Boris-Mikhail sent the disciples of Cyril and Methodius, who had just arrived (885/886) and were well versed in holding religious services in the Slavonic language, to the remote southwest
of the country to carry out the so-called “Slavonic Project.” These disciples (including Clement and his associates—Naum, Konstantin, and other unnamed companions) started training local people to serve as clergymen and formed a church structure in Kutmičevica in order to introduce religious services in the Slavonic language in those regions. When Kniaz Simeon came to power, he continued Boris’s “Slavonic Project,” which thus continued to be focused in the southwestern regions
of Bulgaria. On being ordained the first Slavonic bishop, Clement organized his eparchy by ethnic (Slavonic) rather than territorial principles. It was Naum who continued his mission to educate people. Konstantin, for his part, was assigned bishop of Bregalnica when Bulgaria expanded close to Thessaloniki (904) in the early 10th century. Sources suggest that the fourth Slavonic bishop was Marko of Devol, one of Clement’s students, and therefore the question of the existence of a third Slavonic bishop has inevitably been raised. As of recently, scholars have been arguing that this third bishop is to be located in Pelagonija. The existence of these four Slavonic bishops and the location of the territories in which they served undoubtedly suggests
that Boris’s “Slavonic Project” had chronological continuity and that it spread during Simeon’s rule to the neighboring Slavonic regions, along the Bregalnica and the surrounding area, and perhaps to Pelagonija as well. Their activities in the aforementioned regions continued at least until the middle of the 10th century.
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Zbornik radova sa istoimenog naučnog skupa održanog od 20. do 22. septembra 2013. godine u Krušev... more Zbornik radova sa istoimenog naučnog skupa održanog od 20. do 22. septembra 2013. godine u Kruševcu, Velikom Šiljegovcu i Varvarinu.
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Paper presented (and published) at the prestigious Sofia International Conference "South-eastern ... more Paper presented (and published) at the prestigious Sofia International Conference "South-eastern Europe in the second half of 10th - the beginning of 11th centuries: History and Culture", 6-8 October 2014, (eds. V.Gjuzelev, G.Nikolov), Sofia 2015.
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According to the Nomic’s Charter, preserved in the Land Inventory of the church property of the l... more According to the Nomic’s Charter, preserved in the Land Inventory of the church property of the largest landowner in Polog – north-western part of Macedonia, the Monastery of Bogorodica Htetovska (Monastery of the Holy Virgin of Htetovo), in the first half of the 14th century there had been a land dispute between the Church and a local feudal landlord called Progon, which lasted for several years.
Nevertheless, the church managed to regain the disputed property. Although Progon had bought the land, he lost the very same after proven by oral claims that it had been the Church property from ancient times.
The article treats: the land-legal dispute; the entwine of the church law and civil law in the specific region in which there were local Macedonian no codified legal norms, the Byzantium legal traditions were also present, as well the Serbian legal system was imposed; defining the time of the sources; the historical context of data.
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The data we have gathered during almost fifteen years of our theoretical work and field research ... more The data we have gathered during almost fifteen years of our theoretical work and field research are compiled in standard format. The monograph opens with a Foreword, followed by an Introduction which is necessary for establishing a time frame for settled life in Polog. Therefore, the Introduction is a brief survey of the mediaeval past of Polog between the 11th and late 14th centuries.
The aim of the first chapter titled “The Borders and Natural and Geographic Characteristics” of Polog is to define in separate subchapters the borders of this region and describe the suitability of its natural environment for human settlement and existence. The second chapter, “The Name and the Division of the Region” discusses the origin of the name of the region and its early division encountered in written records into Upper and Lower Polog. The third chapter is titled “Transportation Connections, Road Routes and Local Roads” in Polog. The aim of the two subchapters is to give a survey of the natural passages, old roads, existing local roads and even small country roads used by the population of Polog in the Middle Ages. This chapter also includes a map whose purpose is to provide a visual presentation of this topic. The fourth chapter, undoubtedly one of the core chapters in this monograph, is titled “Settlements and Inhabited Places.” It includes a list of forty-eight entries with the names of all settlements and their rank, chronologically arranged depending on when they were first mentioned in written records. They are visually synthesized on a special map and in tables. The chapter “Final Considerations” is a synthesis of the most significant insights gained in the course of our research. The book also includes the standard index and references.
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was published in Istorija 2005 (co-author V.Sofronievski - translation of the text).
was pagan; in the western parts, however, the organization of church eparchies went more easily because the local, predominantly Slavic, population had accepted Christianity centuries earlier. This was exactly the reason why Boris-Mikhail sent the disciples of Cyril and Methodius, who had just arrived (885/886) and were well versed in holding religious services in the Slavonic language, to the remote southwest
of the country to carry out the so-called “Slavonic Project.” These disciples (including Clement and his associates—Naum, Konstantin, and other unnamed companions) started training local people to serve as clergymen and formed a church structure in Kutmičevica in order to introduce religious services in the Slavonic language in those regions. When Kniaz Simeon came to power, he continued Boris’s “Slavonic Project,” which thus continued to be focused in the southwestern regions
of Bulgaria. On being ordained the first Slavonic bishop, Clement organized his eparchy by ethnic (Slavonic) rather than territorial principles. It was Naum who continued his mission to educate people. Konstantin, for his part, was assigned bishop of Bregalnica when Bulgaria expanded close to Thessaloniki (904) in the early 10th century. Sources suggest that the fourth Slavonic bishop was Marko of Devol, one of Clement’s students, and therefore the question of the existence of a third Slavonic bishop has inevitably been raised. As of recently, scholars have been arguing that this third bishop is to be located in Pelagonija. The existence of these four Slavonic bishops and the location of the territories in which they served undoubtedly suggests
that Boris’s “Slavonic Project” had chronological continuity and that it spread during Simeon’s rule to the neighboring Slavonic regions, along the Bregalnica and the surrounding area, and perhaps to Pelagonija as well. Their activities in the aforementioned regions continued at least until the middle of the 10th century.
Nevertheless, the church managed to regain the disputed property. Although Progon had bought the land, he lost the very same after proven by oral claims that it had been the Church property from ancient times.
The article treats: the land-legal dispute; the entwine of the church law and civil law in the specific region in which there were local Macedonian no codified legal norms, the Byzantium legal traditions were also present, as well the Serbian legal system was imposed; defining the time of the sources; the historical context of data.
Books by Boban Petrovski
The aim of the first chapter titled “The Borders and Natural and Geographic Characteristics” of Polog is to define in separate subchapters the borders of this region and describe the suitability of its natural environment for human settlement and existence. The second chapter, “The Name and the Division of the Region” discusses the origin of the name of the region and its early division encountered in written records into Upper and Lower Polog. The third chapter is titled “Transportation Connections, Road Routes and Local Roads” in Polog. The aim of the two subchapters is to give a survey of the natural passages, old roads, existing local roads and even small country roads used by the population of Polog in the Middle Ages. This chapter also includes a map whose purpose is to provide a visual presentation of this topic. The fourth chapter, undoubtedly one of the core chapters in this monograph, is titled “Settlements and Inhabited Places.” It includes a list of forty-eight entries with the names of all settlements and their rank, chronologically arranged depending on when they were first mentioned in written records. They are visually synthesized on a special map and in tables. The chapter “Final Considerations” is a synthesis of the most significant insights gained in the course of our research. The book also includes the standard index and references.
was published in Istorija 2005 (co-author V.Sofronievski - translation of the text).
was pagan; in the western parts, however, the organization of church eparchies went more easily because the local, predominantly Slavic, population had accepted Christianity centuries earlier. This was exactly the reason why Boris-Mikhail sent the disciples of Cyril and Methodius, who had just arrived (885/886) and were well versed in holding religious services in the Slavonic language, to the remote southwest
of the country to carry out the so-called “Slavonic Project.” These disciples (including Clement and his associates—Naum, Konstantin, and other unnamed companions) started training local people to serve as clergymen and formed a church structure in Kutmičevica in order to introduce religious services in the Slavonic language in those regions. When Kniaz Simeon came to power, he continued Boris’s “Slavonic Project,” which thus continued to be focused in the southwestern regions
of Bulgaria. On being ordained the first Slavonic bishop, Clement organized his eparchy by ethnic (Slavonic) rather than territorial principles. It was Naum who continued his mission to educate people. Konstantin, for his part, was assigned bishop of Bregalnica when Bulgaria expanded close to Thessaloniki (904) in the early 10th century. Sources suggest that the fourth Slavonic bishop was Marko of Devol, one of Clement’s students, and therefore the question of the existence of a third Slavonic bishop has inevitably been raised. As of recently, scholars have been arguing that this third bishop is to be located in Pelagonija. The existence of these four Slavonic bishops and the location of the territories in which they served undoubtedly suggests
that Boris’s “Slavonic Project” had chronological continuity and that it spread during Simeon’s rule to the neighboring Slavonic regions, along the Bregalnica and the surrounding area, and perhaps to Pelagonija as well. Their activities in the aforementioned regions continued at least until the middle of the 10th century.
Nevertheless, the church managed to regain the disputed property. Although Progon had bought the land, he lost the very same after proven by oral claims that it had been the Church property from ancient times.
The article treats: the land-legal dispute; the entwine of the church law and civil law in the specific region in which there were local Macedonian no codified legal norms, the Byzantium legal traditions were also present, as well the Serbian legal system was imposed; defining the time of the sources; the historical context of data.
The aim of the first chapter titled “The Borders and Natural and Geographic Characteristics” of Polog is to define in separate subchapters the borders of this region and describe the suitability of its natural environment for human settlement and existence. The second chapter, “The Name and the Division of the Region” discusses the origin of the name of the region and its early division encountered in written records into Upper and Lower Polog. The third chapter is titled “Transportation Connections, Road Routes and Local Roads” in Polog. The aim of the two subchapters is to give a survey of the natural passages, old roads, existing local roads and even small country roads used by the population of Polog in the Middle Ages. This chapter also includes a map whose purpose is to provide a visual presentation of this topic. The fourth chapter, undoubtedly one of the core chapters in this monograph, is titled “Settlements and Inhabited Places.” It includes a list of forty-eight entries with the names of all settlements and their rank, chronologically arranged depending on when they were first mentioned in written records. They are visually synthesized on a special map and in tables. The chapter “Final Considerations” is a synthesis of the most significant insights gained in the course of our research. The book also includes the standard index and references.