Definition:

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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

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Background

The “genderless” eunuchs challenged gender constructs in Byzantium through the varied roles they undertook in society, which led to their high rank in the Byzantine court, and contributed to a complete trust by powerful emperors and empresses.

Thesis

“A eunuch is a male who has been castrated, usually deliberately and before puberty, often in order to qualify for specialist roles”(1)

Origins:

Eunuchs in Byzantium came primarily from Armenia or Abasgia (2).