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The Terms Ῥωμαῖος, Ἕλλην, Γραικὸς in the Byzantine Texts of the first Half of the 13th Century

The term collective identity denotes a theoreticalpattern of interpretation of social groups. More specifically, it denotes the awareness of the members of a group that they are linked together in a complex environment of common beliefs and values. During the Nicaean period, a distinct collective identity can be discerned, as it emerges from the scholarly literature. This identity is delineated by the namesRomaios, Hellene, and Graikos (names already attested in the previous periods), which bear specific values. The name Romaios signifies political values. The name Hellene refers to the Greek language, education, and culture, whereas the name Graikos denotes the Greek-speaking Christians. All three terms present semantic diversity depending on their context, particularly the term Hellene. Nevertheless, they compose a unified set withdistinctbutstrongcomponents, eachimplyinganddefiningoneanother, without, however, alteringtheirseparateconnotations. These aretheelementswhichconstitutethecollective identityofthe Nicaean scholar and nobleman.

National Documentation Centre (EKT)

Theodora PAPADOPOULOU

BYZANTINA SYMMEIKTA

2015

Title: The Terms Ῥωμαῖος, Ἕλλην, Γραικὸς in the Byzantine Texts of the first Half of the 13th Century

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More specifically, it denotes the awareness of the members of a group that they are linked together in a complex environment of common beliefs and values.

During the Nicaean period, a distinct collective identity can be discerned, as it emerges from the scholarly literature.

This identity is delineated by the namesRomaios, Hellene, and Graikos (names already attested in the previous periods), which bear specific values.

The name Romaios signifies political values.

The name Hellene refers to the Greek language, education, and culture, whereas the name Graikos denotes the Greek-speaking Christians.

All three terms present semantic diversity depending on their context, particularly the term Hellene.

Nevertheless, they compose a unified set withdistinctbutstrongcomponents, eachimplyinganddefiningoneanother, without, however, alteringtheirseparateconnotations.

These aretheelementswhichconstitutethecollective identityofthe Nicaean scholar and nobleman.

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