The orphans of Byzantium: child welfare in the Christian empire

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INDEX  Abandonment (infants), , , –, , –, –, , , –,  Ablavius, pretorian prefect,  Abraham, patriarch,  Abramios (guardian), –, , ,  Achilles (Iliad),  Achyraites, John (orphan), ,  acolytes, , , ,  acropolis, , , , , –,  adopted children, , –, , ,  adoption, , , , –, , –, , , –, ,  Adrianople, Paphlagonia, , ,  Aegean Sea, – Africa, , , , , ,  African-American orphans,  agnatic relatives, , , , –,  Ainos, Thrace,  Ajax (Sophocles), –, , – Akakios, bishop of Melitene, , ,  Akakios, patriarch (–), , , ,  Albania,  Alexander the Great,  Alexandria, Egypt, , –, , –, , , , ,  Alexiad (Anna Komnena), ,  n, , , , ,  Alexios I Komnenos, –, , , , –, , , , –, , –, –, –, –, –, , , , –, , , –, ; Novel , –, , – Alimenta,  almshouses, –, , . See also xendocheia and diakoniai Alypios, St., –, , ,  Amalfi, ; Amalfitans,  Amoun (orphan),  amphithales, , , ,  Anastasia Church, Cple., , ,  Anastasios, emperor (–),  anathreptos, . See also threptos Anatolia, , , , , , , , , ,  Anatolian asceticism, . See also Eustathios , bishop of Sebasteia. Anatolikon Theme, . See also Asia Minor Andrew of Crete, St., , , , –,  Andromache, , ,  Ankyra, –, , ,  Anna Komnena, , , , , , , , , –, , , , , , , , , ,  Anna of Savoy,  annona, ,  n, –, , ,  Annunciation ( March),  Anomoians,  Anthousa (daughter of Constantine V), , –,  Antinoopolis, Egypt, ,  Antioch, , , , , , ,  Antony of Egypt, –,  Anzas, Basil, orphanotrophos,  Apameia, Thrace,  Aphrodito, Egypt, –,  Apokaukos, John, bishop of Naupaktos, , –, –, –, ,  Apophthegmata Patrum, – Apostolic Constitutions,  n, –, –, , , , , – Arabs, , ,  Arcadius, emperor (–),  archiatros (chief physician), . See also doctors archons (Athens), ; (Larissa), –; (Peloponnesus), ; (Skopje),  archontopouloi,  Argos, –, , , ,  Argyropoulos, John (orphan),  Arians, , , ,  Aristophanes,  Aristenos, Alexios, orphanotrophos, , , , –, , , –, ,  Aristophanes,  Aristotle, –, , , ,  Arius,  Ark of the Covenant,  arkarios (treasurer?),  army, , ; Byzantine army, , , , ,  Asen, Philippa (orphan), , ,  Asia Minor, –, , , –, , –, , , , , , , , , –, , , –. See also Anatolia Astyanax, , – Athanasios, bishop of Alexandria, , ,  Athanasios I, patriarch (–; –),  Athanasios, superior of Momas monastery, ,  Athanasios, the Athonite, –,  Athanasios of Meteora, ,  Athenagoras (apologist), ,  Athenais, empress (orphan), –,  Athens, –, –, ,  n, , – Attaleiates, Michael, – Attikos, patriarch (–),  Augustine, St., ,  Augustus, emperor ( ..– ..), , ,  Aurelia Teus (guardian),  Auxentia (guardian),  Auxentios, St.,  Avars, ,  baillistre,  Balkans, , –, ,  Balsamon, Theodore, , ,  Balthildis (wife of Clovis II),  Banqueters (Aristophanes),  baptism, , , , , –, , , ; baptized, , , , , ; not baptized, , , ; newly baptized, ,  barbarians, , , –, , , –,  n, , – Barberino, Andrea Mangabotti di,  Bardales, Leo,  Baré (village),  Bari,  Barouses, Apergios (orphan),  Barzachanion (imperial estate), – Basil I, emperor (–), , , , , , ,  Basil II, emperor (–),  Basil (guardians), cousin-in-law, ; monk of Bari, ; monk of Asia Minor, ; peasant,  Basil of Caesarea, –, , , , –, –, –, –, –, , , , ,  Basilakes, Nikephoros, , , , – basileus (emperor),  Bassianos (Ephesus),  Bayerische Staatsbibliothek,  Belissariotes, John, , –,  Benedict (th c. author), – Bessarion, Cardinal,  Bible, , , . See also Holy Scriptures; New Testament; Old Testament bimaristani,  biography, , , , , , . See also hagiography birds, –; eagles, ; phenai,  Blachernai, Church of the Theotokos, –, , ; palace,  black-figured vases,  Blasios (father), ; (orphan), ,  Blemmydes, Nikephoros,  boethos (Egyptian local official),  Bogoas (pseudonym), –, , , . See also Soterichos Panteugenos Boilas, Eustathios,    bona fide (Roman law term),  Book of Ceremonies, , , – Boswell, John, –, ,  Boys’ Town,  brephos,  brephotropheion, , –, –, – brothers. See guardians Browning, Robert (Byzantinist), , ,  Brunelleschi, Filippo,  Bryene (guardian),  Bulgars,  Byzantine law, , , , , , , , , , –, , , –, ,  Byzantium (city), , , , , , , , ,  Caesarea Cappadocia, –, , –, –, , , –, , , , ,  Caesarea Maritima, ,  Candia, Crete,  castrati, –. See also eunuchs Catholic Europe, , –, . See also West charitable institutions, , –, , , , , , , , –, , , . See also philanthropic institutions Charleston, South Carolina, ,  chartoularios, –, , , ; charoularia ,  child care, –, , , , , , , , . See also child welfare choirs, , –, –, , , –, –, , , , –. See also music Chomatianos, Demetrios, archbishop of Ohrid, , –, , , , –, –, , , , –, , –,  Choniates, Niketas, –,  Chozebites, George, St. (orphan), –, , –,  Christodoulos monastery. See monasteries; Saint John on Patmos Christodoulos, St.,  Christopher of Mytilene,  Chrysoberges, Loukas, patriarch (–),  chrysobull, –,  Chrysostom, John, patriarch (–), , , , –, , ,  Church of the Resurrection. See Jerusalem Cicero, Marcus Tullius,  Claudius, emperor (–),  Cleisthenes (Athenian statesman),  Clement of Alexandria, , ,  Clement of Ankyra, St. (orphan and orphanage patron), –, –, , ,  Clementinus, urban prefect,  Clovis II, Frankish king (–),  Codex Theodosianus,  cognates, – Cologne,  coloni, , . See also paroikoi Commenda di Prè, Genoa, – Constans II, emperor (–), ,  Constantine I, emperor (–), ,  n, , , –, , , , , , , ; abandonment, –, , , ; Christianity, , –, , , , –, ; guardianship, –, –, , ,  n, , , , ,  Constantine V, emperor (–), , , , ,  Constantine VI, emperor (–), , – Constantine IX, emperor (–),  Constantine X, emperor (–),  Constantius II, emperor (–), –, –, , , , , , ,  Constitution of Athens, – consul (Roman magistrate), , ,  Corpus juris civilis, , –; Digest, , , ; Institutes, , , , –, , ; Novellae, , , , , , , , , ; Novel , ; Novel , ; Novel , , , –; Novel , , , ; Novel , , ; Novel , , ; Novel , , ,  Cosmas and Damian, Saints,  Council of Chalcedon (), ,  Council of Constantinople I (),  Council of Constantinople II (),  Council of Ferrara-Florence (–),    Council of Nicaea I (), , ,  Council of Nicaea II (),  Council of Sardica (),  court records, –,  creditor, ,  Crete, , –, , , , , –,  cura (form of guardianship), , –, , , , ,  curator, –, –, –, , , , , –, , , , , , , , , , –, , –,  curia (city council), , – curiales, – Cyril of Skythopolis,  Cyril Phileotes, St., , , – Damascus, ,  Danube River,  Daphnis and Chloe, –, , ,  deaconesses,  deacons, , , , , , , –,  debts, , , –, ; debtors,  n, ,  decretum, , –,  defensor (polis official), , , ,  demarchs of Constantinople,  Demetrios, orphanotrophos,  Demophilos, patriarch (–),  demos,  Demosthenes, orator, , –, – diakoniai, , , , ; Diakonia of Eugenios , – Diaspora (Jews), , ,  Didascalia Apostolorum, –, , , , –,  Didaskaloi (of Hagia Sophia), , ; didaskalos of the Apostle, , ; didaskalos of the Gospels, , ; didaskalos of the Psalter, , ,  Digest. See Corpus juris civilis Dijk, S. van, – dikaiodotes, , ,  dikasteria,  Diocletian, emperor (–), –, , –, , –, , , ,  discipline (punishment), , , –, , ; beatings, , ; punishment, –, ; whipping,  doctors, –, , , . See also archiatroi dormitory,  Doukas, Irene (wife of Alexios I), –,  dowries, , , –, , ,  Dristra,  Droungarios of the vigla, – Dryas, shepherd, , ,  Durazzo (Dyrrachium), –,  Easter, , , , ,  Ecloga, , , –, , , , , , ,  Ecloga Basilicorum,  Ecloga privata aucta, , ,  École Française de Rome, , ,  n Edessa, Syria,  education, , –, , , , , , –, , , , , , , –, , –, , ; Christian education, , , , , –, , , , , , , , ; classical education, –, , –, ; Orphanotropheion, , , , , , , , , , , –; education in the West, , , – Egypt, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ; abandonment, –; guardianship, , ,  n, –, , ,  ekdikos (local official),  Elaiones (the Olive Trees), –, ,  Elizabeth, St. (orphan),  embezzlement, ,  emphyteusis,  England, , , –; Court of the Chancellor , ; Norman Kings,  Enlightenment, –,  Epanagoge,  Epanagoge aucta,  ephebate (polis institution),  Ephesus, , ,  Epidonios (adopting father), – Epiphania (mother),  Epiphany ( January), –,  Epiros,    episkopeion, – epistatountes (student monitors...