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In 1082 Alexios I Komnenos made a chrysobull granting Venice a number of privileges. Amoungst these the Venetians were given the church of St Andrew in Durazzo. Were Venetian churches in Byzantine/medieval Roman territory under the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople or the Pope of Rome?

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Today was my first day as a PhD student. Does this sub have any advice for budding academic historians?

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The term 'the Silk Road' refers to a series of trade networks between the 'West' and China, but there are various different answers as to where this network ended in the 'West'. Where was the Western starting/ending point to the silk road (at say, 1000 CE)?

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Venice was founded during a decline of Roman/Byzantine power in medieval Italy. Did Venice continue to use Roman Law (such as the Codex Justinianus) in, say, the tenth century?

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There are multiple examples of baptism and confirmation being used as a peacemaking ritual between Christian and 'pagan' rulers in the Medieval period. Why are there no (as far as I'm aware) examples of this ritual being used between rulers of different Abrahamic faith?

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Did the Byzantine church try to maintain its claim over the church of Aleppo after the Islamic conquest (637-969 C.E.)?

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I am a citizen of the Byzantine Empire in c. 1000 AD. I have just stolen a cow from my neighbor. What is the legal punishment? Does is involve compensation? (Alternatively, I have killed the neighbor! What is the legal punishment?Does is involve compensation?)

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In 1082 Alexios I Komnenos made a chrysobull granting Venice a number of privileges. Amoungst these the Venetians were given the church of St Andrew in Durazzo. Were Venetian churches in Byzantine/medieval Roman territory under the authority of the Patriarch of Constantinople or the Pope of Rome?	602
Today was my first day as a PhD student. Does this sub have any advice for budding academic historians?	21
The term 'the Silk Road' refers to a series of trade networks between the 'West' and China, but there are various different answers as to where this network ended in the 'West'. Where was the Western starting/ending point to the silk road (at say, 1000 CE)?	18
Venice was founded during a decline of Roman/Byzantine power in medieval Italy. Did Venice continue to use Roman Law (such as the Codex Justinianus) in, say, the tenth century?	18
There are multiple examples of baptism and confirmation being used as a peacemaking ritual between Christian and 'pagan' rulers in the Medieval period. Why are there no (as far as I'm aware) examples of this ritual being used between rulers of different Abrahamic faith?	7
Did the Byzantine church try to maintain its claim over the church of Aleppo after the Islamic conquest (637-969 C.E.)?	4
I am a citizen of the Byzantine Empire in c. 1000 AD. I have just stolen a cow from my neighbor. What is the legal punishment? Does is involve compensation? (Alternatively, I have killed the neighbor! What is the legal punishment?Does is involve compensation?)	3