State, Army and Society in Byzantium

Some remarks on the background to the iconoclast controversy; ideology and social change in the 7th century - military discontent as a barometer; some considerations on Byzantine society and economy in the 7th century; the feudalism debate once more - the case of Byzantium; administrative continuities and structural transformations in East Roman military organization c580-640; the army and the economy - the allocation and redistribution of surplus wealth in the Byzantine state; military service, military lands, and the status of soldiers - current problems and interpretations; Synone - re-considering a problematic term of middle Byzantine fiscal administration.