imperial court of Constantinople

E129553
ceremonial center imperial court political institution

The imperial court of Constantinople was the political and ceremonial center of the Byzantine Empire, where the emperor and his administration resided and where high-level cultural, religious, and intellectual life flourished.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Byzantine imperial court 17
Eastern Roman imperial court 4
imperial court of Constantinople canonical 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial center ⓘ
imperial court ⓘ
political institution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Byzantine imperial court

court of the Byzantine emperor ⓘ
associatedWith Blachernae Palace ⓘ
Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
Hagia Sophia ⓘ
capitalCity Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
ceremonialFunction court rituals ⓘ
imperial ceremonies ⓘ
receptions of foreign envoys ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
culturalRole center of Byzantine high culture ⓘ
patronage of arts and literature ⓘ
documentedIn Book of the Eparch ⓘ
De Ceremoniis by Constantine VII ⓘ
employed ceremonial functionaries ⓘ
civil administrators ⓘ
court officials ⓘ
eunuchs ⓘ
military officers ⓘ
existedFrom 4th century ⓘ
existedUntil 15th century ⓘ
governedBy complex court hierarchy ⓘ
elaborate ceremonial protocol ⓘ
hadOffice chrysotriklinos (golden reception hall) ⓘ
imperial council chambers ⓘ
imperial throne room ⓘ
influenced ceremonial of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
ceremonial of the Ottoman court ⓘ
court culture of medieval Europe ⓘ
intellectualRole patronage of scholars ⓘ
production of historical and theological works ⓘ
languageUsed Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
later Byzantine palaces in Constantinople ⓘ
partOf Byzantine Empire ⓘ
politicalFunction administration of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
central decision-making ⓘ
religion Chalcedonian Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousRole interaction with the Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
staging of imperial liturgy ⓘ
residenceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
seatOfGovernmentFor Byzantine Empire ⓘ
timePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
usedBy Byzantine emperors ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. Gregory Palamas → educatedAt → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Gregory Palamas
Tribonian → employer → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Theophilus → employer → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial government
Caterina Gattilusio → regionOfActivity → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine court
Empress Licinia Eudoxia → court → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: court of Theodosius II
Byzantine emperors → usesSystem → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine court hierarchy
imperial court of Constantinople → alsoKnownAs → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Theodora → court → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial court of Constantinople
Maria of Trebizond → residence → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Maria of Trebizond → court → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Procopius → employer → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Procopius → mainSubject → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: court of Justinian I
Anthemius (praetorian prefect) → sphereOfInfluence → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Roman imperial court
Anthemius (praetorian prefect) → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: court of Theodosius II
Despoina of the Morea → partOf → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine court hierarchy
Michael Psellos → employer → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Theodore Prodromos → workedAt → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: court of Constantinople
Christopher of Mytilene → court → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
Christopher of Mytilene → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Helena Kantakouzene → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
John Mauropous → employer → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
Saint Helena → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinopolitan imperial court
Pope Sabinian → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine court at Constantinople
University of Constantinople → patron → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
tutored by Anthemius → partOf → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Tutored by Anthemius
this entity surface form: Eastern Roman imperial court
Great Church of Constantinople → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Office of the megas doux → governingBody → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Ignatius legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople → sphereOfInfluence → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
subject surface form: Ignatius, legitimate Patriarch of Constantinople
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Eudoxius of Antioch → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Roman imperial court
Marcianus → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Roman imperial court
Byzantine double-headed eagle → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
Basileus → usedBy → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine court
Irene (daughter of Constantine VI) → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople imperial court
court of Diocletian → influenced → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Church of St. John the Theologian at the Hebdomon → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Romanos II → court → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court in Constantinople
David Tiberius → partOf → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Sophia → workLocation → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople imperial court
Zoe Porphyrogenita → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constantinople imperial court
Bishop Maximianus of Ravenna → associatedWith → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court
Andronikos Doukas → politicalAlignment → imperial court of Constantinople ⓘ
this entity surface form: Byzantine imperial court