Macedonian Dynasty Reference library
Alexander Kazhdan
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
... Dynasty ( 867–1056 ), Byz. dynasty founded by Basil I , who came from an Armenian family that settled in Thrace or Macedonia. According to a legend, originated probably by Photios , the family was descended from the Arsacids, but in fact Basil's parents were simple peasants. He advanced rapidly thanks to his extraordinary physical strength and boldness, murdering his rival, Caesar Bardas , and then his protector Michael III , whose former mistress Eudokia Ingerina was Basil's wife. The Macedonian dynasty included direct male descendants of Basil...
Macedonian dynasty Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
... dynasty The Macedonian dynasty ( 867 - 1056 ) marked the apogee of the medieval Byzantine Empire . Its founder, Basil, a peasant born in Macedonia but of Armenian descent, claimed to be related to the Arsacids. He owed his fortune to Michael III whom he so charmed by his physical qualities and his aptitude for training horses that he made him co-emperor. Having assassinated his benefactor, he marked his reign by an active external policy, ridding himself of the Paulicians in the East. His successors Leo VI ( 886–912 ), Constantine VII (...
Macedonian Dynasty
Introduction to the Apocrypha Reference library
Martin Goodman
The Oxford Bible Commentary
...For the next 200 years Jewish history was continually affected by the intrigues and ambitions of Alexander's Macedonian successors. After a period of turmoil following Alexander's death, his generals eventually parcelled out his huge conquests among themselves. Of the great dynastic empires that thus came into existence by 301 bce , the two most to affect the Jews were the dynasty founded by Ptolemy I Soter, with its base in Egypt, and the rival dynasty of Seleucus I Nicator, which had essentially two main bases, one in Mesopotamia and the other in northern...
Turkish Family Names Reference library
Simon Lenarčič and Sevan Nisanyan
Dictionary of American Family Names (2 ed.)
...also ‘pure’. They are mostly ornamental names, reflecting wishes or ideals of their first bearers. Other Turks and Non-Turks (Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians) The large number of Turks who lived outside the borders of the Republic, in formerly Ottoman lands like Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Greece, Cyprus, and Syria, were unaffected by the Surname Revolution. Many of them adopted the name of an (invariably male) ancestor when obliged to choose a surname by their respective governments. These names were sometimes retained when they later migrated to the...
The Future of Culture in Egypt Reference library
Tāhā Husayn
Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspectives (2 ed.)
...tells us that she violently opposed the Persians and Macedonians, the latter being eventually absorbed into the local population. Egypt yielded to the Western and Eastern Roman rulers only under duress and had to be kept under continuous martial law. History further relates that she acquiesced most reluctantly even to Arab domination. The spirit of resistance and rebelliousness that followed the conquest did not subside until she regained her independent personality under Ibn Tūlūn and the dynasties that followed him. From earliest times Muslims have been well...
Between Alexandria and Antioch: Jews and Judaism in the Hellenistic Period Reference library
Leonard J. Greenspoon
Oxford History of the Biblical World
... Alexander the Great's arrival in the east in 333 bce —along with hordes of Macedonians and Greeks whose cause he was championing—had a major impact on subsequent developments for the Jews, as for countless other peoples. But it is important not to overemphasize the extent of Alexander's impact. Greeks and other Westerners had been traveling through the east, primarily as traders and mercenaries, for centuries before the great Macedonian warrior launched his army. The interests of such individuals undoubtedly ran more in the direction of...
2 Maccabees Reference library
R. Doran and R. Doran
The Oxford Bible Commentary
...Jonathan ( 1 Macc 13:11 ), fight with Judas's successors. v. 18 should not read with the NRSV ‘agreed to what was possible’, but rather ‘what lies within my competence, I have agreed to’. The year 148 of the Macedonian Seleucid calendar is from Oct. 165 bce to Sept. 164 bce . Dioscorinthius has been interpreted as the first month in the Macedonian calendar, Dios, or the fifth, Dystros, or the eighth, Daisios. ( 11:22–6 ) Second Letter v. 23 is phraseology usual at the death of a king, and suggests a time near the accession of Antiochus V. The change to...
3 The Ancient Book Reference library
Craig Kallendorf
The Oxford Companion to the Book
...of the graffiti in Pompeii warn that many of the ‘new readers’ had absorbed little beyond the basics. 6.4 Libraries The first significant private libraries came to Rome as the spoils of war: in the 2 nd century bc Aemilius Paulus brought back the books of Perseus, king of Macedonia, and Sulla looted from Athens the library of Apellicon of Teos, which included many of Aristotle’s books. It quickly became fashionable to have a library in noble villas, with aristocrats like Cicero having books at home but also freely using the libraries of their friends. The...
Churches in Context: The Jesus Movement in the Roman World Reference library
Daniel N. Schowalter
Oxford History of the Biblical World
...a blind and lame man (Suetonius, Vespasian 7.2–3). These and other signs provided further assurance that Vespasian had divine approval to be emperor. When news came that Vitellius was dead, Vespasian moved on toward Rome to inaugurate a new imperial dynasty for himself and his sons. This Flavian dynasty would not last as long as the Julio-Claudian, but it would have a great impact on the history of the later empire and on the developing Christian churches. Once in power, Vespasian proved to be a ruler of stature and effectiveness. Suetonius...
The New Testament Reference library
Margaret Davies
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible
...the Bible is understood as a collection of writings brought together and given titles at times when Greek or Latin was used by Christian communities, or rather by the literate élite of those communities. Why are two ancient languages involved? In the fourth century bce , the Macedonian Greek-speaking warrior Alexander conquered Greece, Asia Minor, and the Middle East, including Syria, Palestine, the Persian empire, and Egypt. After his death, his Greek-speaking successors ruled these areas, and founded Greek cities. Hence, Hellenistic Greek, a later...
Antigonids
Zoe
Romanos II
Muhammad Ali Dynasty
Kingdom of Tyre
Theophanes Continuatus
Genesios
Peter of Alexandria
