Κατεύθυνση Νεώτερη και Σύγχρονη Ελληνική Ιστορία
Library of the School of Philosophy

2020-09-02

2020

Stavridis-Nikolaidis Nikolaos

1) Αναστασία Παπαδία-Λάλα, Καθηγήτρια Ιστορίας του Νέου Ελληνισμού, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών,
2) Αικατερίνη Κωνσταντινίδου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Ιστορίας του Νέου Ελληνισμού, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών,
3) Μαρίνα Κουμανούδη, Κύρια Ερευνήτρια, Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών.

Επιφανείς ελληνικές οικογένειες της βενετοκρατούμενης Κύπρου: Ποδοκάθαροι, Συγκλητικοί και Σωζόμενοι

Greek

Notable Greek families of the Venetian Cyprus: Podocataro, Synglitico and Sozomeno

The present study is an attempt of rapprochement of the Cypriot history during the period of the Venetian domination (1473/89-1570/71) from the point of view of the microhistory of three Greek Cypriot families, thus the multinational and homogenized indigenous aristocracy since the late 14th century: the “Podocataro”, the “Synglitico” and the “Sozomeno”. Based on the factual material, mainly extracted from the literature and, in addition, from published sources, the lineage and -to a certain extent- the "image" (structure-function) of these three iconic families is being reformulated, while identifying and assessing the position, as well as the dynamics they developed in basic areas of the collective life (Administration, Economy, Church, Education-spiritual Life); furthermore, their role in the Cypriot war (1570/71) and the effects of the Vene-tian defeat on their destinies are being explored, while their heraldic remains are also being traced. The (aristocratic) social standing and the (basically Greek-Latin, despite the individual differences) cultural identity of the families of Podocataro, Synglitico and Sozomeno were the result and reflection of the multifarious osmosis of the foreign and the indigenous element in Cyprus, almost contributed until the arrival of the Venetians (1489). Having succeeded in penetrating the aristocracy already from the late Frankish period, these three families further strengthened their position in it and even joined the prosperous group of the nobility, on one hand by taking advantage of the new opportunities for enrichment, which the process of integration of Cyprus into the Venetian colonial empire provided to the urban world, and on the other hand, the flexibility of a regime that did not identify other social divisions besides class division and rewarded the established legality of the local elite. In this context, the “Podocataro”, the “Synglitico” and the “Sozomeno” families have developed, like most of their peers, a consistent “friendship” towards the venetian regime, a fact demonstrated by them in the war against the Ottoman invaders in Cyprus which largely "redeemed" afterwards as refugees in Venice, rebuilding their lives with the state aid and thus securing their integration and, in the long term, their assimilation into the host society.

History

Family, Venice, Venetian Cyprus , greek-cypriot noble houses, Podocataro, Synglitico, Sozomeno, Administration, Economy, Church, Education-spiritual Life, Cypriot War (1570/71), captivity-refuge-integration-assimilation, identities, genealogy-heraldry

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