Theophylactos of Okhrid and royal education

Authors

  • Roberto Andrés Soto Ayala Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The article presents the results of historical-philological research of theparenetic work of the Bishop of Ocrida and Byzantine writer Theophylact, dedicated toprince Constantine Ducas. The speech, inserted in the rhetorical-political tradition of "PrinceMirrors" is an extremely valuable source for the study of Byzantine political theory. The articleplaces historically the author and his work, presents a summary of the speech and offers a fullbibliographic reference.    

Keywords:

Theophylact of Ocrida, Constantine Ducas, “Prince Mirrors”, byzantine rhetoric