fuertelocoeh (August 24, 2008 at 12:27 pm)

Hi palaiologos! Me and my family we live in spain, but it hasn't been like that always. Unfortunately I have a very little idea of Paleologos' history, although I come from there. One of my relatives( my grand grand father) left his country (Greece) for ever in order to be part of my family. He was a Paleologos, and so, me too I suppose. I'm very thankful to you for making this video and I'm just wondering: Do you have as a surname Paleologos???

Palaiologos (July 26, 2008 at 6:01 pm)

GEORG OSTROGORSKY " HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE STATE, Part I "

Palaiologos (July 26, 2008 at 6:00 pm)

And I would like to mention Georg Ostrogorsky's words,sayin : "Even though Byzantium, for practical and theoretical reasons, insisted on the preservation of roman legacy, later on it was displaced by its original roman views" and "The evolution of the byzantine state was vividly dynamic with constant reformation so that when it reaches its end, the byzantine state has nothing in common with the roman imperium except the name and traditional claims which were not fullfiled"

Palaiologos (July 26, 2008 at 5:58 pm)

And I would like to mention Georg Ostrogorsky's words,sayin : "Even though Byzantium, for practical and theoretical reasons, insisted on the preservation of roman legacy, later on it was displaced by its original roman views" and "The evolution of the byzantine state was vividly dynamic with constant reformation so that when it reaches its end, the byzantine state has nothing in common with the roman imperium except the name and traditional claims which were not fullfiled"

Palaiologos (July 26, 2008 at 5:43 pm)

Even from the reign of Justinian, even though most of the Corpus was in Roman(Codex, Digesta(Pandektis in Greek), Institutiones) the last part that included the new laws, the Novellae (Neares in Greek) was in Greek because the Latin language was not understood in the East. I can also mention the Eclogue and the Basilika. The Basilika,issued by Leo VI the Wise(late 9th century)was a revisal of the Corpus and was written in Greek along with new laws introduced by Leo and Basil I also in Greek.

Palaiologos (July 26, 2008 at 5:27 pm)

This system was nothing like the one during Roman times. And moreover, from the Heraclius Dynasty it was replaced gradually by the Themata, a system that proved to be the backbone of Byzantine power. So, there is not true that the administative system was Roman. As for the language of law, I agree that the first centuries was Roman. But later it was replaced by Greek and gradually Roman was totally displaced in Byzantine law and administative system.

Palaiologos (July 26, 2008 at 5:22 pm)

Even from the days of Emperor Constantine and the foundation of the new Capital in ancient Byzantium, the East was fully Hellenized.After the crisis of 3rd century, the Roman administative system collapsed. The transition from the Roman Hegemony(Principatus) to the total dominance of Imperial power (dominatus) introduced by Diocletian was followed by a new administrative system based on 2 branches :Central and Praefectures administation.

kyroz2 (July 23, 2008 at 12:54 pm)

and the pope known that byzantines are roman and not greek it was polition, he wanted to legitimate themself on the west,

kyroz2 (July 23, 2008 at 12:54 pm)

The byzantine emperors called themse Basileos thon Rhomaioi, Latin emperor of the Romans, The law was the roman no greeks, magisterial system was roman, the state simply was Roman, and they preserved so called Greco-Roman civilization no only Greeks civilization, thanks of Byzantine ( eastern ROman) emperor Iustinianus no greek empreror, now all Europe use the Roman civic law in their law and administrative system, even you greeks,

kyroz2 (July 23, 2008 at 12:52 pm)

The greeks polis was died but the greek culture and greek nation lived! but no in Greek state but in the Roman state as the citiziens of the Roman empire then of Eastern Roman Empire, yes it was the multicultural empire, also Hungary was the multiculural empire, Ottoman empire was multiculural, but the state itself was ROMAN, none GREEK, they spoke greeks, yes but the state was roman not only by tradition it was unbroken continuance,