Byzantine commonwealth

Byzantine commonwealth

Byzantine Commonwealth is a term coined by 20th century historians to refer to the area where Byzantine liturgical tradition was spread during the Middle Ages by Byzantine missionaries. This area covers approximately the modern-day countries of Bulgaria, 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).

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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