ON THE MUTILATION AND BLINDING OF BYZANTINE EMPERORS FROM THE REIGN OF HERACLIUS I UNTIL THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
<p>Whoever reads about Byzantine history probably realises sooner or later that besides killing a pretender or emperor it was quite common to blind him – or to cut off his nose. This latter practice is called rhinotomy. It is the aim of this paper to examine the frequency of and the reasons fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mega Publishing House
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology |
| Online Access: | http://jaha.org.ro/index.php/JAHA/article/view/265 |