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The Almagest, Politics, and Apocalypticism in the Conflict between George of Trebizond and Cardinal Bessarion (2017)

Shank, Michael H. (Author)

Almagest
Volume: 8
Issue: 2
Pages: 49-83
Publication date: 2017
Language: English

DOI: 10.1484/J.ALMAGEST.5.114931

URI: https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.ALMAGEST.5.114931

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Science and religion Science and politics Astronomy Orthodox Christianity 15th century George of Trebizond Bessarion (Cardinal Bishop)

In the mid-15th c., the conflict between Cardinal Bessarion, former Greek orthodox metropolitan, and the Cretan-born George of Trebizond is best known for its philosophical dimensions. Crucially, however, it also involved serious tensions surrounding Ptolemy's Almagest that shaped the history of astronomy through the writings and career of Regiomontanus. These conflicts eventually mixed powerfully with geopolitics and religion. In two letters to Mehmed II, George of Trebizond used his commentary on and translation of the Almagest to entice the Conqueror to convert to Christianity, take Rome, become the World Emperor, and thus hasten the end of time. The reactions of Bessarion and his circle to the letters in turn extended the controversy over the Almagest. This chapter concludes by arguing that the condemnation of George of Trebizond's views and letters is the context of the scene on the left side of Piero della Francesca's "Flagellation of Christ."

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