Abstract
AbstractMedieval East Central Europe is currently defined as the territory between the Holy Roman-German Empire and Byzantium. Little attention has been paid to how the region mediated between Byzantium and the rest of Europe. From relics to texts, and from coins and pottery to helmets, the countries in East Central Europe - Hungary, Poland, and Bohemia - have not let all things Byzantine move farther afield. What and when Byzantine things were allowed to pass has been a matter of political circumstances. Particularly significant in this respect was the crusading period, during which Hungary came to be regarded as the gate to Byzantium. East Central Europe was perceived as an alternative, not as a part of the Byzantine Commonwealth. That may explain the weak interest in things Byzantine among the scholars in the region, with the notable exception of the Hungarian historians.
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