Abstract
By focusing on the Exarchate of Ravenna in the first half of the 7th century, this paper contributes to the study of the rapidly changing administrative, political and military structures of the Byzantine state in its western peripheries within a quickly fragmenting Mediterranean world. First, it will analyse aspects of transformation and continuity in its administrative organization. It shall be demonstrated that there was no centralized imperial strategy to systematically face the imminence of the expanding Lombards. Secondly, this contribution examines the role of individual exarchs who were of greatest importance for Byzantiumâs reign in Italy as the emperorâs representatives on site. The final section focuses on the relation between the exarchate of Ravenna and the papacy of Rome, which will provide grounds for studying the reign of Honorius I (625â638) in particular.
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