THE SYMPHONY OF POWERS AS A PRINCIPLE OF THE BYZANTINE STATE LAW

The article is devoted to the Byzantine principle of the symphony of church and state powers. The author shows how this principle has been preserved from the VI to XIV century. There is a translation of the titles of Epanagoge about the Basileus and the Patriarch. The institute of universal judges and the Orthodox oecumene are mentioned. In conclusion the author says about the effects of using the principle of the symphony of powers in Byzantium.