History and Religion as Sources of Hellenic Identity in Late Byzantium and the Post-Byzantine Era
Georgios Steiris
Recently, seminal publications highlighted the Romanitas of Byzantines. However, it is not without importance that from 12th century onwards ethnonym Hellene (Ἓλλην) became progressively more popular. A number influential intellectuals and political actors preferred term to identify themselves, instead formal Roman (Ρωμαῖος) common Greek (Γραικός). While I do intend challenge prevalence during long Byzantine era, suggest we should reevaluate emerging Hellenitas in shaping collective individual identities after century. From 13th 16th century, scholars attempted recreate a identity based on cultural historical continuity otherness. In this paper, will seek explore ways Late Post who lived territories Empire and/or Italy, perceived national identity, show shift towards started Greek-speaking East.
Genealogy