The Byzantine elite had much less rights, than at the West European feudal lords. The state almost completely controlled their possession: it limited number of dependent peasants and number of the earth, could confiscate, change it the sizes of taxes.
So, for example, the state could confiscate the granted possession. If in Western Europe feudal lords had rights of immunity, the Byzantine feudal lords till a certain moment had no right of the supreme court in the possession.
Thirdly, the military organization also belonged to the state, the Byzantine feudal lords hadn't own strong military groups. Continuous attacks of enemies to lands, "rescued" the central power from disorder.
One more important point, feature of Byzantium as "countries of the cities". The cities were directly connected with the central power and never were under jurisdiction of large feudal lords as it took place in Western Europe. …show more content…
According to the Roman right in Byzantium laws which promoted the commodity address remained, but merchants and craftsmen were under strong control of the state. It gave certain advantages: craftsmen had the guaranteed orders from army, the tsar's yard and grandees, but they weren't protected from an arbitrariness of the authorities. The state imposed on them high taxes, and officials unfairly exercised supervision.
In the cities, the centers of craft and trade, in the conditions of the strong centralized power there were no powerful municipal movements, which in Western Europe came to the end with registration of the city charters, which legally consolidated their freedom. As a result, in Byzantium the trade and craft population of the cities wasn't created in estate, didn't achieve recognition of their
So, for example, the state could confiscate the granted possession. If in Western Europe feudal lords had rights of immunity, the Byzantine feudal lords till a certain moment had no right of the supreme court in the possession.
Thirdly, the military organization also belonged to the state, the Byzantine feudal lords hadn't own strong military groups. Continuous attacks of enemies to lands, "rescued" the central power from disorder.
One more important point, feature of Byzantium as "countries of the cities". The cities were directly connected with the central power and never were under jurisdiction of large feudal lords as it took place in Western Europe. …show more content…
According to the Roman right in Byzantium laws which promoted the commodity address remained, but merchants and craftsmen were under strong control of the state. It gave certain advantages: craftsmen had the guaranteed orders from army, the tsar's yard and grandees, but they weren't protected from an arbitrariness of the authorities. The state imposed on them high taxes, and officials unfairly exercised supervision.
In the cities, the centers of craft and trade, in the conditions of the strong centralized power there were no powerful municipal movements, which in Western Europe came to the end with registration of the city charters, which legally consolidated their freedom. As a result, in Byzantium the trade and craft population of the cities wasn't created in estate, didn't achieve recognition of their