The Etymological and Scholarly Roots of Byzantina Nova: A Comprehensive Exposition 42 14

Abstract

The nomenclature Byzantina Nova was selected after rigorous philological deliberation, grounding the platform in both classical linguistic traditions and modern academic standards. Every component of the title—Byzantina and Nova—carries a profound historical, etymological, and historiographical lineage. This essay offers a comprehensive examination of the name's constituent elements, tracing the ancient roots of Byzantion through Greek and Latin sources, analyzing the collective substantive power of the Latin suffix -ina, and unpacking the deliberate paradigm shift signified by Nova. By situating the journal's title within the broader context of Byzantine historiography—from the Suda encyclopedia of the tenth century to the monumental Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae of the nineteenth century, and onward to contemporary interdisciplinary methodologies—this article establishes Byzantina Nova not merely as a periodical title, but as a dynamic intellectual manifesto for the renewal of Byzantine studies in the twenty-first century.