Византијска титула Константина Бодина

Abstract

U radu se razmatra upotreba titule eksusijastis na novootkrivenom grčkom pečatu Konstantina Bodina. Analizira se značenje i upotreba ove titule u izvorima diplomatskog karaktera X veka, kao i njena upotreba u XI veku. Postavlja se pitanje zašto se ona koristi na Bodinovom pečatu umesto niže titule arhont, koja je korišćena za ranije srpske vladare i da li ova pojava stoji u vezi sa činjenicom da od kraja vladavine Bodinovog oca Mihaila srpski vladari nose kraljevsku titulu.

The paper considers the use of the title exousiastes on the newly discovered seal of Constantine Bodin. It analyses the meaning and use of this title in the sources of a diplomatic character of the 10th century, as well as its use in the 11th century sources. The question is posed why this title was used on Bodin’s seal instead of the title archon, which had been used for former Serbian rulers, as well as whether this phenomenon had any connection to the fact that Serbian rulers, beginning at the end of the rule of Bodin’s father Michael, used the title of king.