From Adam to Tsar’ Kosmos.

Setting out from the short dialogue in which Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope was asked “Where are you from?” and he replied “I am a citizen world [ὃ κοσμοπολίτης; cosmopolitan]”, purpose this article is to explore cosmopolitanism Byzantine Constantinopolitan perspectives. The intention toreflect on significance for world-making European historical literature by considering it within framework various languages, most importantly Greek. Inspired Lettevall Petrov (2014), Robbins Horta (2017), cosmopolitanisms discussed plural as controversial concept that encompasses both unity plurality. Textual examples first centuries adpresent Homer, Adam Moses, citizens world. Later, twelfth century, Orthodox Christian monks contrast instead called heaven (οὐρανοπολίται; ouranopolitans), at around same time, writer John Tzetzes records unique text multilingual soundscape cosmopolitan city. Furthermore, tradition hymnography, homilies, iconography explored. selected concern celebration Pentecost event unites enlightens kosmos(κόσμος), confusion tongues Babel. It concluded cosmopolitanism, like notion Byzantinism (Bodin 2016), functions bordering simultaneously separates semiospheres (Lotman 1990) times spaces operates, oscillating between homogenising (monolingual) heterogenising (multilingual) mode.