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Macedonian dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The following is a list of emperors of the Byzantine Empire belonging to the Macedonian dynasty (also known as the Armenian Dynasty), of Armenian and Greek descent, which is associated with the Macedo...
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The history of the Macedonian dynasty falls into two periods, unequal in significance and duration. The first period extends from 867 to 1025, the year of the death of Emperor Basil II; The question of the origin of the founder of the Macedonian dynasty has called forth many contradictory opinions,
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This was especially true in relation to the Macedonian dynasty, the founder, Basil I, having murdered his way to the throne in 867. Probably of Armenian descent, though they had settled in Macedonia, Basil's family was far from distinguished and can hardly have expected to produce a line of emperors that lasted through six...
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The Macedonian Emperors of Byzantium You can also c lick here to go directly to AncientSculptureGallery.com's Hellenistic, Macedonian, Greek, and Roman sculptures.
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The Macedonian Dynasty Wecome to the Macedonian Website! We hope to show you about the Ptolemaic Dynasy. The Ptolemaic Dynasty were the final rulers of Egypt before Roman take over.
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What brought me initially to a deeper study of Byzantium was my initial interest in the Macedonian Dynasty, and in particular it's later interaction with the landed barons of the Anatolikon themes.
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art THE MACEDONIAN DYNASTY (843-1025)
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The Ptolemaic dynasty was founded by Ptolemy son of Lagus, a general of Alexander the Great. On Alexander's death in 323 he was appointed satrap of Egypt, and eventually declared himself king in 304. The dynasty lasted until the death of Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30, an episode which is still one of...
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Probably Egypt, Macedonian Dynasty, 332-304 BC.
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