The city, the miracles, and their opposite. The two Rome and the marvelous

Abstract

This contribution analyzes the role of the miracle in the literature, which narrates the history of the two imperial capitals. In particular, we deepen the marvelous things that happen at Constantinople since the VII century. This inquiry applies historical, anthropological, and psychological effectiveness and reports it to the work of commanders and political scientists. And so, it optimizes the human resources during the cities’ sieges. In this way, it scrutinizes communication’s strategies concerning the public safety, that influence the morale of common people.