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The title Anthologia Palatina has been given to a collection of 15 books which includes about 3,700 epigrams, which were written from the 6th century to the 10th century A.D. The collection appears to be a typical work of the 10th century, a period characterized by a spirit of encyclopedism. It constitutes an important source for the history of literature and the course of the Greek language, and it preserved many works of Ancient and Byzantine poets and epigram composers. |
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Archbishop of Prokonnesos |
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Attalus-Achaeus War, 223-213 BC |
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The earliest references to a bandon and a doukas of Palaiomatzouka date to the early 15th century; previously, until 1384 at least, the area of Palaiomatzouka is mentioned as a village of the bandon of Matzouka. It appears, therefore, that the bandon of Palaiomatzouka emerged from a later division of the bandon of Matzouka and that the formation of another bandon at the south fringes of the Empire of Trebizond aimed at providing for the better organization of border defences. |
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The bishopric of Patara was subjugated to the metropolis of Myra of the province of Lycia and to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. It was represented in three Ecumenical Councils; the names of eight bishops of Patara have been recorded. |
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Bishopric of Pompeioupolis / Soloi |
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Bishopric of Priene (Byzantium) |
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Caracalla's Parthian wars |
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From around 213 BC onwards, there was a civil war in Parthia between king Vologases VI and his brother, Artabanus IV. Taking advantage of the situation and trying to imitate Alexander the Great, emperor Caracalla campaigned against Parthia and Armenia. At the beginning of the autumn of 214 BC, he arrived in Asia Minor and visited various cities. Choosing a rather slow pace, he arrived in Antioch in the summer of the following year. After Vologases’ respond to Caracalla’s trivial request, the... |
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