Abstract
This paper, by analyzing the content of the historical materials, the so-called "Thematibus" and the" Peri Paradromes", clarifies the aspect of the agglomerated living styles in the 10th century of the Byzantine Empire and, furthermore, by being compared with the other historical materials which were written in the 6th century and the 12th century, refers to the genealogy of the agglomerated living styles through the Byzantine period. In addition, in the "Thematibus", the μετροπολιζ, the πολιζ, the πολισματιον, the καστρον, the φρουριον, and the κωμοπολιζ are defined for the most part as the place for the everyday life, in contrast with the agglomerated living styles which are described in the "Peri Paradromes", the strategic manual in the 10th century.
