prostagma

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prostagma

Byzantine document

Also known as: horismos

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The Roman and Byzantine empire
…Byzantine imperial chancery include the prostagma, or horismos, a plain and short document known since the beginning of the 13th century. If directed to a single person, the document starts out with a short address, but, in all other cases, it begins immediately with the narratio, followed by the dispositio.…
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…Byzantine imperial chancery include the prostagma, or horismos, a plain and short document known since the beginning of the 13th century. If directed to a single person, the document starts out with a short address, but, in all other cases, it begins immediately with the narratio, followed by the dispositio.…
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