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Byzantine Concepts of Friendship by Sergio Andres Saez Diaz is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document discusses the concept of friendship in Byzantine society, contrasting it with the more established notions of friendship in the medieval West. It highlights the lack of major treatises on friendship in Byzantine literature, suggesting that the society was perceived as friendless, a view supported by recent scholarly research. The author notes that while friendship was a common theme in ancient literature, it was not a standard topic in Byzantine writings, indicating a different social structure

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Sergio Andres Saez Diaz

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