Byzantine commonwealth

Byzantine Commonwealth is a term coined by 20th century historians to refer to the area where Byzantine liturgical tradition and general cultural influence was spread during the Middle Ages by Byzantine missionaries. This area covers approximately the modern-day countries of Bulgaria, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Belarus. The most important treatment of the concept is a study by Dimitri Obolensky, The Byzantine Commonwealth (1971). In his book Six Byzantine Portraits (1988) he examined life and works of six persons from Byzantine commonwealth.

References

• Obolensky, Dimitri (1974), The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500-1453.
• Meyendorff, John (1982), The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church. St Vladimir's Seminary Press, ISBN 0913836907.

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