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Nov 24 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
A map of administrative divisions of the Eastern Roman #Empire and number of their cities.

The #Byzantine geographer Hierocles listed 912 cities in the Empire among the 64 Eparchies.

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Synecdemus was written during the reign of Justinian but prior to 535 AD. It is an unparalleled source of information for the geography of the Byzantine world.

The map:awmc.unc.edu/awmc/applicati…
Hierocles separated the administrative divisions "under the Basileus of Romaion ruled from Constantinople" from the "administrative divisions under Rome (city)"
(The list) recogito.pelagios.org/document/9xeul…
The administrative divisions of the West and their cities were:
Italy (17)
Noricum (2)
Galenon (17)
Hispania (7)
Brisgane (5)
Pannonia (2)
Africa (7)
Sicily (1)
Sardinia (1)
Corsica (1) academia.edu/1286466/The_Sy…

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Nov 26
The Tholos of the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is perhaps the most characteristic monument at Delphi and the most important building of this small sanctuary. Located between the later temple of Athena and the Treasury of Massalia (Marseille).
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Tholos means simply "vaulted" since the purpose of the building its still unknown. It is thought to have been connected with chthonic cults.
The site of Delphi was sacred to the earth goddess Gaia in the very ancient times. Pausanias (2nd c. CE) does not refer to it as a temple. Image
This site isn't located within the main site of Delphi but lies just a little further away.
Pronaia means "the one before". The one Goddess before reaching the main Temple and Oracle of Apollo...and it was the first one met by the visitor who came on foot from the eastern road. Image
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Nov 22
Mycenae, one of the most important centers of #BronzeAge Greece. At its peak in 1350 BCE, the citadel and lower town had a population of 30,000 people.

According to #mythology Mycenae was ruled by the House of Atreus and his descendants are known as Atreidae.
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Mycenae developed into a major power during 1550 - 1450 BCE when the Cretan (Minoan) hegemony over the Aegean started to decline. Mycenaeans took over Crete, the islands and expanded even in small parts of W. Anatolia. They replaced the Minoans as the maritime power.
Mycenaeans created the first organized bureaucratic civilization of mainland Europe and they were using the Linear B syllabic script, the earliest attested form of Greek. The oldest Mycenaean writing found dates to about 1400 BCE.mnamon.sns.it/index.php?page…

researchgate.net/figure/a-The-b…
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Nov 11
A small collection of #Roman Rings💍
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1/ Octahedral diamond ring made of gold. 3rd - early 4th century CE.

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2/ Carnelian Intaglio with a female head with long curls, identified as Galene (personification of calm at sea). 1st century CE

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Nov 10
The Column of Constantine, one of the most important monuments of Byzantine Constantinople. 4th c. CE

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Located at the middle of the city’s main forum, the circular Forum of Constantine (Φόρος Κωνσταντίνου) along the Mese (Μέση Οδός), the city’s main street on the route of the triumphal processions, which started at the Golden Gate and ended at the Great Palace complex. Image
The column originally had a gigantic statue of Constantine at the top. It is made by Egyptian porphyry, which was a highly prized imperial purple stone reserved exclusively for members of the imperial family. Now it is almost 35 meters tall. Image
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Nov 9
Marble slabs (plantae pedum ~ bemata in greek) with footprints 👣 and one with ear👂.

Votives to the Sanctuary of Isis at Dion, 2nd c. CE

Archaeological Museum of Dion/Greece
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Similar slabs have been found only in Spain and North Africa indicating a regional practice rather a common widespread practice.

At the ruins of Italica in Spain footprint slabs found in the theater and amphitheater. The ones dedicated to Nemesis were found at the amphitheatre. Dion, Greece
Nemesis was the patroness Goddess of gladiators. The ones found at the theatre were set in the steps in the portico and dedicated to Isis.

Two other such slabs found at the Temple of Isis in Baelo Claudia, south of Cadiz dedicated to Isis Domina. Dion, Greece
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Aug 24
Artifacts from the Mycenaean era:
•Boar tusk helmet, Mycenae, 14th c. BC
•Pylos Combat Agate Seal, Pylos, 1550-1450 BC
•Bull's head Rhyton, Mycenae, 15th c. BC
•Bronze sword with agate, 14th c BC

📍National Archaeological Museum/Athens
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worldhistory.org/image/2179/myc…
novoscriptorium.com/2019/06/23/the…
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