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O vaoE ftoU ilCI.Qouolo,(oupe, anoxo.l.ucp0rlxe ot ntvTt ouvexopsvtE ctvo.oxucprxeg
neguobouE xsrc\ to buootnpa 1992-1996 xst l3gioxetau buo X),p. [3oqeuobutlxa
rnE ouyxQovng xorvorrlro,E Tou )loavlou. H avcoxcrcplxrl eqerrvo.
dgltoe ufio rrl 6leu0uvorl rou aelprvrlorou cpl]"ou cqlclo].oyou )cotr1gr1 Ktooct
xo.r, peta tov 0avo,to tou, tov Aulouoro tou 1994, o)"ox)"qq60r1xe ofio rov
rJfioyQccpopevol.
A. H avanlaEry xat ra eugrlpara
O vaog rltav olxoboprlpevog navco oto eqeltrlo, evog, nl0avoto.To, tvLcrfou,
fietrlrlrorrgou xrlopro.Tog, ouyxQovou, 6norg 6r,anlotcitvtro,t o]ro rl1v roL-
1obotrrlc, pt povoxoqo xtrlqto rou 5ou-6ou 0.1. fiou o,noxcrl.ucpOrlxe oe plxgrl
CI;[oorCI,orl brrttxoteqCI, ofio CI,urov (eux. 1).
)rorg enLtrrrlxelg XcirgouE rou fieoLl"torsQou xtlopo.toE buaqulvovto.t xcrrroreE
roorsQrxeg 6uorqeoer,g. Qorooo, outt banEEs evton[o0qxo.v, ot]tE rl ]r(Lroqn
o)"oxl.qqcb0qxe (pLe onotrl.eoLro vCI, p6vouv agxetc oqprefa abr,euxplvLoro,),
ourr ororXela nqo6xu!.'CI.v yLo prLo aocps].n lqovo]'oyno42, oirte, no]"rr ne-
QrooorsQo, elvo,L buvatrl 11 elcrycrlyrl ouprregaopatrrlv Yto rn o1eor1, tr'1 6Lata[r1
xor rn Xqnon trov 8lcpoQcpoupevrrlv lcbqolv. llcga ta nqol3).r1pata eqptrlvelag
fiou rlQoxu]rrouv CI,fio rrlv o,fiooficr,opcrlxrl bloocooq tou xtloptCI,ToE xctt o.rlo rrl
ouveXrl Xanon tou liirpou pe tfiLoxsusE xCI,L spcpovEig n pn lrtro,rQofieg, oto [6uo
nuvto. enlnEbo tou xrlopo.rog to tprltrra rou xrnQlou lrou aroxo,]'ucp0qxe 0a
Urloeouos v0, TCI,UTtoOel pe fiQcDLU.oTtQo voo. Tprlpota ctUToU rou vGoU tutrrl-
* EulcqLorcb rov xa01y1rr'1 E. N. Tor.yaq[6cr yLa tLg lqrlolpeg u;to8elletq rou xot tqv cIQlalol,oyo
rrlE l lqE E.B.A. X. fla:raxuqlcxou, 11 o;rotcl orrv6flal,e otlv ncqouocr cqyaoia pe fllfil.r.oypaqr.xr1
eqeuvc. Ibr"atteqeE eulcquorleE ocpei]'co orrlv crQxol,o]'oyo t4g 11ng E.B.A. M. llcqlcrqtbcnr,
I o;roia pe onavLa efiLorrlprovLxrl cvorreqotrltu, StoxqltLxa a),1"4 olocpootorLxa ortve-
[]u].e orn ouvra[1 autrl< tn( Ue].ernE, irou Grrorr].el prLo nq(rbpoprl ;rgooeyyLo4 tou ;rqofj],qpatLo1rou
yL0 to prvrlpeio.
1. fra to a,vcroxcrplxo eqyo tou aeipvlorou 2cotnqn Klooc oto )tocvt. f3I.3. >cp[]o;tof]"ou-
Kcrroi,x'4 - X. Mcuponou].ou-Toroup4,

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(ovra,r. ps ro f3ogeLo xCI.r ro vorro x)"[rog, xa0cog xcu, ro NA. tprlpCI, rou efcovap-
Oqxu, o onolog cpo,i,veral ncog ei,1e eloo8o 6utlxc,3, 6n],a6n o,rro rrlv efcoreqr,xrl
r)"errqc, Tou vo,ou.
floQ' ol"n tn pegLxrl xo,TCI,orQogr1 xaL trlv ocpclgson rng erriXrooqg, rc 0epe-
).r,o. tou preoofiu[avrLvou vo.ou 8raorb0ryCI,v or no]"u xs],n xo,ro,otaoq, cbote vcr
naqorrola[etar, plo o],ox].r1qcopevr1 xar 6lacprr:uottxil rrxovo tqg xcror.p4g (elx.
2). llcqutqpcitvto,g rqv rufiol,oytc rou voou, 8r,o;rrotiitvoupe Jrog JrQoxrrro.L
yro, uLCI oro,uQooxnpn ryysyqapp€vn oe otevopoxQo oq0oyrilvr,o tqlx],ltrl xo-
[rcrQooxsfirl, nl0avoro,To tgou].ala, l3col],r,xr1, 6laord,orcrlv 23x16,5 Lr.a'. )uyyeveg
noqcbelypcr, pol"ovotl ncrl"sloreqo, anotel.el o Ayr,og Tltog foqtuvag
(7og ar,.)s. H 8laxqtoq ot x)"[tn y[veral pr xrrorouE rreoooug. )rqv c.vo,to],Lxr1
lr).errqa nqoe[e1ouv rQstE troy4tg, o.no rrE onoleg n xsvrQlxrl ei,vor, tevtd,n].euq4
elorregLxu"xc\L qpr,xux).r,xr1 eoorreqlxd,, evcir or, d),),eE 6uo rq[n]"suQrE efroreqLxa
xal q;rr,xux)"r,xeg eoolreqtxo,, pre 8uaotaoetg5,2 Lr. xor 2,8 w. crvrlorol1a6.
)to 6rrrlxo tprlpo rol vo.ou CI,vCI,r[Tuooovrcrr evcg enLprrlxng vdq0nxog n],atouE
4 p., otrl NA. ano),r1[q tou onolou ExrelvErcn og0oycovlog lcbqog, nqoo[3irolpoE
Fe x'rrcrq x)"tpraxa ovo6ou, xa,l evag enuprlxqg efiovaqoqxog nl"ctorrg 3
p. l"rr avoLxtrl tq 6urr,xrl n),eugd rou. or nl"ayr,or, toilol rvt,oxuovrc,r, elrotepuxcr,
pre xtrcrtE cvrqglbeq.
)to EotrtteQlxo trlg peoo,log xoyxqE o,noxo.],ucp0qxe rlpLxux]"lxo xl,oro ouv-
Oqovo7, pre xux),r,o (elx. 3), xo,L butlxorrQo, o otuhopatrlg rqg 8rrrr,xrlE JrQooo-
Vng xoL ttov nl.crylcov n)"eugcirv tou t€pnl,ou, ro onolo exr,tiyeraL oro n),drog
rou xtvrQtxou x).ttolg. Ta fiaqcrl3rlpoto. elvc,r bltrregrl xo,r rfirxorvtovouv lrc ro
Iego Brlpcr p6ocrr otevcirv a,vor,ypro,tcov. H poQqq rou o,vo,ro)"lxou lcbqou rrrrv
3. IlqoxeutctL yto ro povc

Avcoxaqrl peoof3u[cvrtvoti vaori oro Xuoavr, KoLavIE 3 15
nuga(34prdtcov, oe xdtor.frrl, 61eu oxrltlo syytyQopp6vou orouQou lrt ouvs]rrt)Ytrrfveg
tug xeqa,leg8.
H toLlo6op[u rou vcou anote]"eit0,t o,fio oXErLxs" ptxQoug OQYoug ]"[0ouE
ano aofJeotol"l0lxd netgcitprato, To ofiolo, CI,Q0ovouv oTrlv fitQto1r1. )touE oQtfovtloug
oQpoug rcov l.i0cov o,utcbv naqepl3a)"l.ovto,t, pe rn peoo)"c$r1on )"Euxou
o,opeoroxovlalrorog, p[a, 6uo 11 tgetg oetqeg n].lv0cov, evcit otoug xct0erouE
Ens,),l.nl.Eg oeLp€.g tl.[v0cov. Ano to uq'oE tou 6an66ou xCI,t no,vcrt n roLXo-
6opia axo).ou0ei ro n)"rv0orreqlx].er,oro ouotrlptcre, tvcb orrlv uno0epte]"lcoorl
XQnorpofiolouvtcr, xota xo,vovo., o,gyo[, efi[onE, co[3eoto]"l0oL, pteyo,]"uteqol oe
peye0o-q ofio roug rrQonyoupevouE. Tooo otqv elcotegr,xrl tor,lonotic, ooo xo.l,
otlE oelqfg rtrlv eoorreqlxdtv Jrcooootorluirv 6tanr,ottilOnxe n Xa1oq ogr,fovtr,rrlv
orgcboecov lr.r),o66op0Jv, Tl ronoOerlorl rcov onolcov ylveto,r, oto [6r.o eninE6o xat
os o.fiooraoer,g xaO' ur.Poglo.
)rr1v eno1rl rqg l6guorlg rou voou prnoqef va cno6o0el o oto(oprevog roLxoyeoqrxoE
8r,axoopog orov Xcitgo tou xugltog l,tQou xCI,t rnE ngo0eorlg. Ano tqv
upXLxq bLcrxooprrlorl elval epcpo,ve[g, ortE eocrtreQtxeg errlcpd,veleg rcrlv neootilv
rou rsQou, ncgo.oto,oer,g ol.ooolrov uego,qlcbv, ot ofioi,ou 6lotqqouvTo.L o,fio Trl
U6on xo,l xatot, xo,r yscDlretqlxd 06prcrto, oto xd,ttrl rpnpc tott blcrxoopou (stx.
4,5).
)rr1v i,blcr neq[o6o evtdooovro,r xo,r, rCI, no].ulgtrtpo ecpuc].crlpevc n].oxibLa
pe eylaqoxrsE fiCI,Qcotdoetg YQUfio (;), nol,eplotrl, ouvtxopevcrlv xuxl.o)v, rlou
XoopolrvrcL torrlrtQlxa pe acprlqrlptfvo YtoptrQtxo xoopnpo xar, peta.fu rot'E
pe cpo),Lbcrlto 6r,axool-to xo,t pe ol.l.eg Ysol.rsrQtxeg ouv0eottE, rrou l3coifovtcrr,
xuqlc,rg otrl ouv0eorl xuxl.cov (elx. 6,1)tt. Tu n)"ax[6r,4 pQ€0nxo,v tov Iouvto
tou 1996 ewor,Xtoptvu ot lrsrCI.yeveotegrl cwqg[64 rng vorLo,g n],euqog xCI,L oe
6anE6o orrl vortCI, e[coteqr,xrl n].elgd Tou vCI,ou.
Me pia xura nqooeyyr,orl lgovol.oYTlorl p:toqel yevlxir, vCI, ulroorqgr,10el otL,
otr1Dg orrvayetat oJro TT"lv TUfio)"oylc ToU vo,ou, TTlv otxoEoptxtl teyvvxrl, tov
orofopevo (coyqccpr.xo 6r,d,xoopo, ro belyptcrta rng xtQoptxtlg $'tx.8)12, to. ecprr-
8. H nr;rol,oytc rcrtv ;tcqcplpctcDv XOL t4g xctorlrrl( tou vOoU cvayovrcl oe ncl.crlclteqcr
:rqotu;tcr. Bl.. Mouroo:roul.og, AytoE AXI)'l'etog orn MlxQn flq6o;rc>, o. 175'
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9. To n),r,v0o:reqlx).e Loto ouorrlpc lcgcxtqql[et r15r1 ano to 10o at6va tc ptvlptefc t1E e]'l"cc\Lx1g
oQxrrrxrovrxng. B),. G. Millet, L'Ecole Grecque dans l'architecture byzantin, Paris 1916,
a.228.
10. H Xqqor.po;rolr1o1 lul,o66optcov XcQoxrnQ[ler, rqv xatuoxeu4 TIlE roLXonol[uE tcov ptcxe-
|ovtxcitv exxl"4o1titv uro tov 9o alcitvc p61gL roug tel"euratoug lqovoug rrl< rouQxoxqct[cE. B]'.
Mouro(rroul.og,

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a,l.copreva nrll,Lva nl"axl6r.a xCI,t, ro. nol"uaqr,0po onaqo,ytroro (coygocplxou 6uaxoopou
(erx. 9, 10, 11)13, lrou a,noxal.ucp0qxov xato, rr1 btdqxero rnE o,vo.oxocpnE,
o vCI,oE o,vr1xel orq peoo$u[crvtuvrl neg[6o (11o9-l2oE ur,.). Oa ngener, vu
oqpelrilooul-rc firDE orollelcr ofirrlE n fioQouo[o, ouv0qovou pe xux].uo xo,r rl runol.oylc
rtrlv fioQo,pnpcrcrlv Deflvouv rqv ro,or1 aqlc'lopou rou pvrlpelou, oroL-
1e[o nou elvar yvooro xo,r or a],],4 xtiopcto., oncrls n Faor,].uxn rov lepf3lrov
( I log or.)14 xo,r rtrlv )eqgcilv (1 1og oL. n 0' teragto 12ou a,l.)15 o,vtlorol1o,.
H o,vc[rltqon r(Dv c,r,rlritv rnE xc,TooreocprlE Tou vCI,ou naqouor.u[er rilLa[reqo
evblacpegov, yr,crrl ouv6eerar, apeoc lre rnv uotoqlc rnE JreQroXng. H pel.€tq
tou ul"lxou rrlE ovCI,oxocpng o6qye[ oro oupfiegaopo orr rlxo,ro,orQocprl rorr
vCI,ou 6ev rgto,v anot€l.eopa oroblaxrlg eyxardl"er,r.prlg, al.l"c nQox),n0qxr crflo
xanolo o,r.cpv[6to yeyovoE nou e0cr.l.re peyd],c rprlpcto, tou. Mua [3iclr1 cpuoLxr1
a,ur[o,, evo,g oeuopog nl0cvotc,ro,, Jrou oTlurrrboqxe ro oeyorrgo xota ro o,'
lrroo rou l3ou alcitvo,, cpo,lvetoL tTtrlE un1g[e to o,[rro rrlg xo,Tc,orQoenE roul6.
M[s retoua cpuor.xrl o,rrta 6r.xauo]"oyE[ r,xo,vonolqtr,xd, xor rrE XoQoxrnQlorrx€g
peraqquOpioelg rnE molmvqg ouxo8opuxrlE neqr,o8ou.
Eu6r,xorego., oro, eqe[nua tou 46q xo,TsorQo,pp6vou vo,ol,, oe ouvropo XeovLxo
6r,d,orqpo axo),ou0r1oE veo orxo6oprloq. Kato,pyrl0rlxav rooo ro or)v-
0qovo, ooo xCI,t or, nl,alleg n),errgeE tou r6pn)"ou, Tl 6urlxrl nqooor.irrl rou onolorr
enexto0rlv,E xaL orc n),cyla xl.[tr1 pelqr rouE elcoreQrxor)E pCI,xQouE to[1ouq
Tou vo,ou, cpqoooovtag etot xo,L To, runqaf34prcrro, o,Jro rcr x]"[r4. )to eocrtreQrxo
tor 8rcrxovrxou xrlo0rlxcrv rerrg xr.firrlrr,ooxnpor raqol (ttx. IZa). H o,vcro],r.xr1
otevrl nl.euqa rtr;v burtxcbv neoorbv Erevbu0nxe ps roulonorlo., evcir percfri tqg
otevrlg butLxrlg nl,eugoE TouE xo,L tor 8utLxou tol1ou rou vo,ou og0cbOqxe to[-
Xog, fiou xatrlqyrloe to. o,volypo,rCI. tfirxorvov[o,g rou xevrquxou x].lroug [m rrq
Vavylopouloy-Charitonidou, >, BCH Suppl. XVIII ( 1989)
2 15, erx. l5- 18.
13. Ta o;rcqcyptcto. tcov etxovrr;v 9,10 xcr, 11 cvrlxouv oe 6uo blcqogerrxoug xc),),r,t61veq
tott l2ott ul. A:ro auto, to o;topcypa pe xecpcl,q cyy6l,ou ncqouola,Ee[ TsxvorQoirla ava].oyq pt:
cutrlv tou xc).),tt6xvq rou Aylou NLxo]"aou Kaovir[1 Kcotoqr,cg (0'Ur,oo l2ou al.) (er.x. I l). BL
I. fle),excv[6qg - M. Xcrlq8oxlg,Kaoropto, A0r1vc 1984, o. 55 elx. 6.
14. A. Euyyonou).oE, Ta pvrlpti,a rav Zqlliav, A0nvct 1957 , s . 64 .
15. Kctotptl tou pvlpelou 0),. A. Oql.cv6oE, , EEBZ 19 (1949)265,erx.4 (oro elrlg: Mqrqo;rol,r,E tcov 2eqqcbv>). fru rr1
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Xqovol.oyqoq l3)". Euyyonoul.oE, rj.t., oo. 48-49 o4t". 4.
16. Ot yqcnt€g :rqy6g 6ev ovccp6qouv yevlxc xcitoLov preycl,o oeLopo orrlv fisQroxr1. Na o4ptcttitooupe
otot6oo norg, ougqtovo Ut rov XropcrLcvo,:regi ro 1206 oer,opoE xcteotperlre ro xcrorQo
rnE B6qor,cg (J. B. Pitra, Analecta sacra et classica specilegio solesmensi parata, r. VI, Roma
1891, cq. MH', or. 217),evrlo oetopoE, orqv i6r.c nol,r1, o4percb0rye xaLxa'r,arc 12ll-1214. B).. A.
fletxoE,

Avaoxccprl peoo$u(cvrLvou vcot oro )Losvt, KoLqvnE 3ll
olvacpelg rvorrlrsE rcov nl.a,ylcrrv x],ltrirv. H 8utuxrl n],eugo, tou efolvup0qxa
toulloOqxt xot q votr,a ano]'nEn rou fiQosxta04xe pe oqOolrilvt,o 1cbqo.
)r1v xcrorprl tcov Oepel.[otv tqg neguobou autrlg cvcyvcuqlfetau €vo.g oturteooxnpoE
socortetxa eyyeygcrppevog vo,6g, ol xegaleg rou onolou Xtrlgi,fovrar,
lrr firoooug (elx. 12p). To orouleto CI,uro 0a pnogouoE vo, ouoletloet rov rufio
Tou vo,ou lre rouE oro,uQostbei,g petaflatlxou rufiou vo,oug, oficDg q Koipqorl
rrlg @eotoxou )xgtlrouglT xCI,t rl Ayio )ocpla AXqtbcg18.
Me tr1 ouyxsxQrpevq neg[o6o ].errouQyioE tou vc,ou ouvbEovtCI.t ot efitLt.tl,rlpeveg
ano enal"),Tl),eg oelgeg ontonl.lv0tov l3coetE rrlE aylcg tqane[ag, fiotJ
o.noxal.ucp0qxe ngo rou rlLu,xuxl.lou rnE xoyxnE, rou ElrLoxofiLxou 0qovou, fiol)
evron[oOnxr os enccprl Lm rnv uvaro].Lxr1 n]"eugc tou 6errt6Qou o,Jro 6utlxa
firooor.' tou vorlou otul.ofiar1le, xo[, t6]"oE, tnE 6un].ng x]'[paxaE Tou crpl3cova
(eLx. l3) oto peoov rou xevrQr,xou x),[toug20, fiou tfitxotvcrlvouot lrs ro LtQo [rt
Evcrv unequr.pcrrpevo nrll.lvo br,cbgopo (oo),6c). Itqv [6r,4 enlor1g neqiobo XQnoqg
avrlxrr rl firQrcpfqer,c xuxl"lxou xrlopctoE orov e[olvcqOrlxo ps banebo
ano eyXgtllpo, o,xo.vovLoro, pagpcqlvo nl,ux[6r.o, (elx. 14), nou, avcr]"oyr,xd,
f3coel JrQorlroreQcrtv fiCI,eCI.6er,yptatow21, 0s pnoqouoe va eqpnveutel otg xo],rrp-
13n0Oa f3crntr"orqqlou. Elvcrr,, rDorooo, clloorlpelorto ott bev Evtotlo0r;xav [Xvq
uycrr.lrirv naqolrlg xo,r CI,rroQaonE rou xQnollrofio toultevou uaatoE.
To oro(opevo 6a:re6o tou vo,ou rnE ouyxexqlpevqg QdorlE, orrcrlE xo,L o
uci0qLog 6uc6qoproE x[ou fiorouot oto ngo$d].].ov rpnpo rqg unoboprgE xcL
neqr,ftqels rrg buo rrl.eup€g rou vcou, xo,l"ufiteto.t, o,JTo n4l"lveg oqOoycbvleg
rul.crxrg. Mnqoora oJro rov vor,o fisooo rou rrQou br,axglvetal enloqE 6va tErqayorvo
6la1olqo, Jrou xoopeltal Ltt poQpoqo0etrlpa. Alaodl0nxt povo ro
ubqaul.lxo xovlapa uno8oprlE, navco oto ono[o 8uaxqlvovrCI,l, ta c,qvrltlxu
o,notuntbpo,rct tou Slo,xoopqrtxou 06pctog rtDv fi6vrt dqrotv22.
17. Boxoto;roul,oE, o.it., o. 119 x.a. xcr, xctorpq orov R. Krauthheimer, IIa).atr-tyqmrtavtx4
xat l3u(avtrl4 agXnextovtx1, A0r1vc 1991, ew.275.
18. Moutoo:roul.oE, Aytog Alil,l,elog otq MlxQn [Iqeonc>, oo.114-l]5.
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19. O e;rLoxo;ruxoE OqovoE l3qtoxercr, orqv [6lc 06o11 xcr, orr] MrltQo;ro].4 )eqpcitv. B],. Oq-
).av5oc, , o.261, etx. 1.
20. flc avcl.oyouE cptfitlveg lqp),. xcr roug cvriororxouE otLE Mrltqolo).eLg )eqqdv xal
Kcl"ap;rcxcE.Bl..Og).cv6og, o.n.,o.265,ttx.4 xcl o.264,ttx.3, o,vtlotou1c. fts tt].],c ncqc-
8eiypara 131,. xcr, Oql.crv6og, H itil.ooreyoE ril"arcXpwrnvwrl l3aoil"txr1, o.555 x.t.'rou lbt

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H enroxEurl tou vo,ori, nou en6cpeqe cl.l"ayeE oro o.Qxrxo xrloprc, ouvobt.rr-
TI)XE v'AL AnO veA tor,lOygCqnon, 11 onolc acprloe a0lxteg r[E fiCI,QCI,oro,oelg torr
rsQou f34patog. H vea exreto,pevq rorxoyQagnon xo,l.lrttau rr,g urr,cpo,vrL€E ro1)
xrvrQLxou xl.[toug, ToJv fio.Qo,n].eugcrlv x].rrcbv, rou vo,q0r1xo. xo,[, re].oE, rrE buttxf.g
ogelg rcrlv firoorilv tou rseou (elx. 15, 16).
To oco(oprvo a,xovoyQocprxo rrQoyQol"rpo negr,l.appaver, 6uo Oepo,rlxeg (ibvsg,
Ue ys(l)lrsrQrxa oeparCI, xo,r p[pqon oqoopaqpd,gcoorlg orTlv xo,rrrr (crlvq. H
end,vrrl Ldvn 6r,o,rr1qe[ nago,oto,oelg o],oorrtlrov reQo,Qxdv xo,r. crylrov (trx. 17,
18, I 9).
Tooo o [rrlyqacpr,xog 6r,d,xoolroE nou Sraodl0qxe, ooo xal ra onagcrylrCI.rc
r(Dv rorxoyqocpt,ritv xo,t, rrlE xeqaprxrlg (eLx. 2072t fiou ouyxevrpib0lxav obl-
Youv oro oupfiegoopa orL Tl neglobog EnroxEucitv rou vo.ou rlesfisr vo, crvryxr.L
oro 13' proo ror' 13ou srcbvo,, rvril €vtovo, llvq cprorrd,g, oqc,ro, oto 8anEbo rorr
v0,ou, poQTUQouv Trlv x0,Tc,oTQogrl rou cfio JruQxo,yr,c oe xQovoug oxL lrsroysveoteqouE
o,fio tr,g o,q16g rou 15ou arcbva.
To f3u(cvrrvo ovouCI, Tou voou fiou CI,Jroxc,]"ucp0qxe naqo.pfver oyv(r)oro.
s)otooo, to rpqpa rng xrqroQrxnE ouv0eoqE otq burlxq otevrl naper.a rolr vo-
Ttou fitooou rou teqou, 6nou aner,xov[fsro,r rl Oeotoxog ps yovufirtrl rov xrrltogu-enloxofio,
o,nobelxvutt ort rltav tfiroxofirxoE vooE xaL pd,l"r,oro, oqrsQ(L)pevoE
orrlv llovayla (ttx.2l). Eruio1E, l-m be8oprevo orr o o,vooxo[usvo(
vooE yeLrvr,d,[eL apreoa lrs ro onlrcQrvo povo,otrlqL rng llavo,ylo,g, 0c, r;rcrv err-
),oyo va, uno()eoouu.r orl o,notEl"el rov rgobpopro vc,6 o,urou, ecpooov n lrvntrn
rnE rsQornro,E evoE Tofiou 6ev 1dvetCI,L orov xQovo. Na nqoo06ooupre enlo1q drL
o vo.oE ourog a]Iorel.El rlv anoEer.frl trlg unoglqg svoE onLto,vrrxorr oorlxorr
xevrqou, q u:rcg[q tou onolou xo,ro, ra f3u(avrr,vc lgovLo, xo,L 16lc.ltepci or:
pi,cr mrog,ovoprvrl, oqer,vrl xo,r, buongoorrq teqlo1r1, nrav o,yvrrtorrl2a.
Qg irgog rlE bLaorooelg xor rTl peyo.l.onqfner,a o vc.oE oro )LoavL KofirvqE
eivo.t ecpcpr.)")'oE lrt rouE tltLo]rofiLxouE voou( rtrlv peycr]"otv f3u(avrLvritv
rrroQxro,xcbv x6vrgcov ()eqBLcr, 869or,o, )€gqeg) xal pruogel vCI, svro,X0el orrl
oeugu trov pteyo.).otv entoxonlxcbv vcttirv nou xt[o0nxo,v orov Xciteo tqg Mcrxebovlug
xara tq peoof3ufavtlvq neq[o6o, orrDE q [3aol].r,xn tcrlv )eqpir'tv2s, 4
or,cpoLvfooq, EEnz 5 (1971) 127-148,;nv.1-20, L6latt. oo. t3B-144, niv. 19,20'rI. Ao4puxo-
;toul.ou-AtLuxu, H rryvm7 opus sectile orqv *ro[Xru 6rctxoo1tr1or1. 2u1tfid"4 orq yeLtr7 rr]; rtyvmrlg
uro rov 1o 1"tty"gL rov 7o 1t.X. aubva pe fiaoq ra pv4pefu xaL ra xcilteva, Oeooal.ovixrl
1980, oo. 152-1-53 xor. fl. A. Boxoto;rou),o9, , Ate]vt

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enlorlg rvbracpeqov fio,Qouor.d(ouv ro xrtoro ouv0qovo, n paorl trlg uyioE tpctne(cg,
to oXrlpru xo.L rl 0eor1 tou apf3crlvc oro psoov rou xtvrQrxou x].[rouE, o
TfiLoroE efiLoxofirxog 0govog xur,, tel.og, 4 xol.uppnOqa tou pantlotrlq[ou.
Ano ra euqrlpato, pfioQoups vo, oupneqd,voupc ou, o voog l.eltouqyqoe
ofio rn peoof3r(avtr,vr1 neg[o6o (11og-12og ut.) 6cug tov l4o alcilvc,6q]"abr1
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rcxrq0r1xCI,v CI,fio toug O0crlpavoug.
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otlE o10eE Tou otrrcbvrrpou Jroro.Uou. To ovopa rou o,finxei rr1 yvcoorrl o,fio rrE
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povo,ornQrdrv tou Ay[ou Aqprrltgiou xor, rrlE llovayiaEze.
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or n uiroQfq erLoxonrlg nou 0o CI,nobElxvua rrlv cxprrl rrlg, sqooov q 6qpr,orrQyla
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SUMMARY
Antonios Petkos, Excavation of a Middle Byzantine Church at Sisani near
Kozani. l',lew Int'ormation on the Diocese of Sisanion.
The church examined in this article is built on the ruins of an earlier
building (5th-6th cent.) and, despite its fragmentary state of preservation, in
plan it consists of a cross-in-square structure set within a long rectangular
three-aisled basilica. It contains archaic features in the form of the semicircular
built synf hronon which was uncovered in the sanctuary and the typology
ol the bipartite parabemata.
The mural decoration which survives in the sanctuary and the prothesis, as
well as a series of small glazed tiles with engraved representations, can be
attributed to the time of the church's foundation. On the basis of the typology
of the church, the construction technique, the surviving mural decoration, the
pottery discovered in the fill, the glazed clay tiles and numerous fragments of
wall-paintings, the structure must date to the l2th century, or even the 1lth.
The church was destroyed by a violent natural cause, probably an earthquake,
in the first half of the 13th century at the latest, and the remains were
reused to create a cross-in-square church on the site of the old basilica,
although there is no firm evidence for the existence of a dome. Notable features
from this period are the opus sectile marble flooring in front of the
sanctuary and the new extensive wall-paintings in the naos and the narthex.
On the evidence of the bold traces of fire on the floor of the church,
another disaster must have taken place at some time before the beginning of
the 15th century.
The Byzantine name of the church that has been uncovered remains
unknown. However, a representation on the nalTow west side of the south pier
ol'thc sanctuary, which depicts the founder-bishop kneeling before the Virgin
enthroned, shows that it was an episcopal church and dedicated to the Panaghia.
Given the fact that the church lies immediately next to the present-day
Monastery of the Panaghia, it would be reasonable to assume that it constitutes
the original church of the latter.
The value of the new find lies in its rare architectural type, its mural
decoration, and the fact that it marks the existence of Byzantine Sisanioupolis
('/), which was very probably built between the old monasteries of St. De-
metrius and the Panaghia.

324 Avtritvr.oE ). tl6rxog
Due to the lack of excavations and relevant written sources, preciscly
whcn the city came into being, flourished and declined remains unknown. If.
however, we acccpt that it was a diocesan see, a fact which the presence of the
church allows us to assume, and provided that thc name of the see does inclecd
lie concealed beneath the other name on Basil II's wcll-known chrysobull of
1019, then it was probably founded after 1019 and certainly before the seconcl
half of the l2th century.
To sum up, the Diocese of Sisanion, on the basis of the excavation data.
was founded in the second half of the l2th ccntury at the latest. It reflccts the
prosperity of the city, which suddenly came to a halt at around the beginning
of the l5th century -or a little earlier- but revived at the beginning of the
l6th century, by which time the surviving sources exprcssly refer to Sisanion
as a dioccsan sec.