A Study On Type Of Role And Status Of Eunuchs In Byzantine

As a special group, in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and ancient India and othercountries eunuchs have appeared early. They are the main tool to govern in mostcountries of far and the near east. Especially in China and the Byzantine Empire,eunuchs in the palace, administrative management occupies the important position.Byzantine eunuch’s role in the imperial court, for the post, and grasp the status of thepolitical power, and China has similarities, but also has its own characteristics. Thesecharacteristics are manifested in the role of eunuchs in the religious sphere, buildingthe image of eunuchs in the cultural field. These characteristics are typical of theByzantine, also vary in different periods. Whether in the court, government agencies,the church, the eunuch occupies a certain position. They play their own function androle. Eunuchs in the Byzantine empire in the history of the role of the individualfactors, not just it should be said that this was the political, military, diplomacy,culture, religion, social psychology and so on many factors intertwined combination.In a word, eunuchs in the Byzantine society occupy the important position. This papertries to interpret this group there is historical origin, in the role of the Byzantine types,to understand their social political status change ups and downs, the empire analyzethe existent conditions and reasons for this group.