BYZANTINE EMPIRE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE IN GREAT MORAVIA

This article deals with the analysis of school systems on the territory of theByzantine Empire in the 9th century. It determines the cultural and historicenvironment out of which the mission sent by the emperor Michael III came. This actbrought not only Christianity to our territory but also the concept of education as well.Yet it was not possible to apply all the components directly as the Slavonic countrieswere under the influence of the western culture. This text analyzes where theeducational centres were established in Byzantium and their possible places on theterritory of Rastislav’s realm.