What does Monomakh mean? A word, a surname and known representatives of a sort

It is still unknown exactly what "Monomakh" means and how this name appeared in the list of the famous names of Byzantium and Rus. But one can not deny the great importance of the bearers of this family name for the whole of Eastern Christianity and our state as a whole.

The emergence of the surname

What does "monomah" mean? The word "Mονομάχος" is of Greek origin and is literally translated as "Divine One-Handed" or "one against God". For the first time representatives of this family became known in Byzantium in the middle of the tenth century. The origin of this genus derives from the Armenian or Greek ancestors, and the native city is considered Dalassu on the Euphrates River. Among the Byzantine chronicles in the registers of officials, treasurers, middle judges, there is the surname "Monomakh", which means a slow but sure ascent of representatives of this kind along the social ladder.

The rulers of Byzantium

The first emperor of the Monomakh family was Constantine. The ruler of Byzantium, he became due to his wife Zoe, who chose as her second husband the son of Judge Constantine. The frivolous and voluptuous ruler ruled the Byzantine Empire together with his wife and her sister Theodora.

The time of his reign was marked by several organized uprisings and spontaneous riots, which, however, were quite successfully suppressed. The judicial authorities were reorganized in the state capital and some modernization was carried out. But basically the reign of Constantine in history is associated with a church schism.

What does Monomah mean for Christianity? The first attempts to secede from Rome and gain independence. The Nicene Council, held by Constantine Monomakh, finally split all Christians into Orthodox and Catholics. I remember Konstantin and how he successfully conducted foreign policy, for example, effectively reflected raids Rusich of Kievan Rus.

Vladimir Monomakh

The son of Yaroslav the Wise, Vladimir Yaroslavich, marched on Byzantium in 1043 and was defeated by the troops of Constantine. As a sign of the final reconciliation of the two countries, the relative of the emperor Anna was married to the Russian prince Vsevolod. From this marriage was born Vladimir, who took in the reign of the family name, left of his grandfather.

What does Monomakh mean for Russia? First of all, the recognition of the state of Kievan Rus as equal in position of the Byzantine Empire, the definition of princes of the Rurikovich family as full sovereigns and the expansion of international relations of the Russian state.