International congress of byzantine studies belgrade, 22 27 august 2016

Maria Dourou Eliopoulou
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 
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The Mediterranean Policy of the Angevins and the Aragonese in the 14
th
Century. A Documentary Evidence (Survey)
The aim of this research, based on archival material, is to examine the juxtaposition of the two 
western powers in the 14
th
century under the rule of Charles II, Robert the Wise of Anjou and James 
II of Aragon in the Mediterranean. As it seems, through the study of archival material, both rival 
powers tried, by treaties and marriage agreements, to appease unsuccessfully their confrontation.
The Sicilian problem never really ceased after 1282, even though the Pope still claimed suzerain 
authority, as well as their claims in Sardinia and Corsica. On the other hand the eastern question 
concerning their territorial rights and their predominance in the Latin dominions in the eastern 
Mediterranean had impact in all aspects of their policy during the century. Τhe Aragonese kings 
had ambitious plans for Romania and seem to have shown a great interest in the situation by 
diplomatic approaches to the Byzantine emperor as well as the Pope, the Hospitallers of Rhodes 
and the Angevins and continuous interventions with regard to their subjects in Romania. On the 
other hand, we assume that Catalan imperialism cannot be explained as an organized plan, but as 
individual attempts for fortune-seeking and profit. Unpublished documents from the Archivo della 
Corona de Aragon shed light and enrich our knowledge for the Mediterranean history of the period.

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ARCHITECTURE OF THE BYZANTINE WORLD
Chairs: 
Alessandra Ricci, Dimitrios Liakos
Alessandra Ricci
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The Architectural Layout of the Middle Byzantine Monastery of Satyros in Constantinople