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  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
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Byzantine novels

Byzantine bride-shows: mothers dominate sons in choosing wives

In organizing and judging bride-shows, Byzantine mothers recognized men’s interest in women’s beauty, but failed to respect their sons’ specific interests. … Read the post Byzantine bride-shows: mothers dominate sons in choosing wives

poor Prodromos: an abused husband in 12th-century Byzantium

Ptochoprodomika, written in 12th-century Byzantium and attributed to Theodore Prodromos, include a realistic, first-personal account of an abused husband. … Read the post poor Prodromos: an abused husband in 12th-century Byzantium

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