THE IDEA OF THE SYMPHONY OF POWERS IN THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Abstract

The article deals with the formation of the doctrine of the authorities symphony based on the ideas of Justinian law. It is stated that during the formation of the Byzantine model of church-state relations in the different stages of the symphony of powers is of particular traits. State power was thought of as the power and the church, which is based on the principle of full power, belonging to the supreme power, limited only by the religious and moral norms.