Abstract
On 15 August 1261 the emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, born, raised, and crowned in ‘exile’ during the Latin occupation of Constantinople, entered the newly reconquered capital for the first time. Michael carefully planned the ceremonial surrounding his entrance into Constantinople, choosing as his day of entry the feast day of the Dormition of the Virgin, the City’s protectress, and giving her icon, known as the Hodegetria, a place of honour in the celebrations. The entire day’s programme was intended as a thanksgiving to God rather than a celebration of an imperial triumph. Preceded by the icon of the Hodegetria, the emperor walked through the Golden Gate, relinquishing his prerogative to ride in a quadriga through the gate which had received emperors returning triumphant from campaign.
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