PART ONE: PHILANTHROPIA IN THE THOUGHT-WORLD OF BYZANTIUM -- The Hellenic and Christian Background -- The Motives Behind Byzantine Philanthropic Thought -- Philanthropia in Byzantine Religious Thought -- Philanthropia as an Imperial Virtue -- PART TWO: APPLICATION AND AGENCIES OF PHILANTHROPY -- Byzantine Philanthropy -- Philanthropy and the Church -- Philanthropy and Monastic Establishments -- Philanthropy and the Byzantine State -- Private Benefactors -- PART THREE: PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTIONS -- Administration -- Hospitals -- Xenones: Hospices -- Gerocomeia: Homes for the Aged -- Orphanages -- Ptocheia: Houses for the Poor -- Other Institutions -- Conclusion
