Some remarks on the origin of πpoσkυnhσiσ at the late antique imperial court

Byzantion 79:136-149 (2009)
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The institution of the proskynesis at the Roman imperial court seems to have its roots in the world of Iranian peoples, be it the Parthian Empire or Sassanid Persia. Many hints in our sources point eastwards when we consider the origin of this custom. The contacts between the Graeco-Roman and Persian world had a long tradition by the time of Diocletian. For several reasons, it is hard to imagine that the proskynesis, as an act of obeisance before the late antique Emperors, evolved purely within the Empire and unaffected by Eastern influences.

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