Herakleios, der schwitzende Kaiser. Die oströmische Monarchie in der ausgehenden Spätantike

Focusing on the rule of Heraclius (610–643), this study examines the development of the Byzantine monarchy at the threshold between antiquity and the Middle Ages. It shows how the reigning Emperor responded to the domestic and external political challenges that endangered his rule and brought the Byzantine Empire to the brink of collapse

Reliquientranslationen und die Konstruktion einer christlichen Sakraltopographie für Konstantinopel, 4. bis 7. Jahrhundert

When the emperor Constantine founded Constantinople in 330 CE, the city did not have much to offer in Christian terms compared to other urban centres in the Mediterranean. To balance out this deficit, relics from various places were brought to Constantinople, forming the foundation for the city’s fast-growing sacred topography. The project aims at a holistic analysis of this phenomenon by looking at who translated the relics, what objects were translated, how these translations affected urban space, and how they were performed. The research fellowship 2020/1 was dedicated to investigating intra-urban translations and how these impacted the connection between city centre and hinterland