Politics

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Coronation as co-emperor of Michael Rangabe.

Republic

The emperor is elected by the army & voted in by the senate, & thus hailed as Augustus. The emperor would appoint his heir as co-emperor, so this is only really done when there is no emperor, or when someone seeks to usurp imperial power.

The emperor is the living law (nómos émpsychos) & penultimate benefactor (euergétis), caretaker (philanthrōpía), & savior (sōtḗr) of his subjects (párœcos). The entire state & all that which is found in it is his household (œcuménē), & he is the house-lawmaker (œconómos). His subjects are able to own land or industry, trade, & otherwise do anything else in the empire by virtue of their emperor’s authority. So it is impossible to, e.g., bribe him, because he owns all of the currency—bearing either his name & face, or that of his father—which he can then take at will.

The senate is seated by some thousand members, all of which are dignitaries &/or administrators. To be in the senate is to be, & have one’s relatives by extension be, noble—i.e. not plebeian.

The empire is composed of diœceses (diœ́cēsis), which in turn are composed of provinces (eparchía, or théma). Provinces are jurisdictions of & around cities, ruled by the governor. The prefect, or duke, or captain, then rules over the governors. Of course, the emperor rules over the prefects.

Many western states, such as Russia, were originally structured not unlike a lesser Roman principality. So their princes or kings were never elected but, rather, like the senate, followed the order & precedence of noble houses.

Dynasties

This list begins with Nabuchodonosor, who conquered Ægypt, & succeeded the first antediluvian king, Nebrod.

It needs be said here: According to some Christians, Nebrod—who founded Babylon, Orech (Orcha, now called Iraq), Archad (Agade), & Chalanne (Ctesiphon) in Senaar—refused to take part in the building of the tower at Babel, & so fled to the cities of Assur, e.g. Nineve &c.

Assyrians

Chaldæan

Non-dynastic:

Persians

Achæmenid

The later Parthians began with Arsaces (5442 AM), descendent of Artaxerxes Mnemon, & ended with Artabanus (5733 AM), when he fell to the Persian Artaxares, son of Sasanus.

The later Persians, also called the Sasanians, began with Artaxares (5756 AM), son of Sasanus, & ended with Hormisdas (6782 AM), when he fell to the Hagarene Umar.

Greeks

Alexandian

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Alexander the Great.

As for the other partitions of Alexander’s kingdom:

The Macedonian dynasty began with Arrhidæus (5187 AM), & ended with Perseus (5342 AM), when he fell to the Roman Æmilius.

The Asian dynasty began with Antigonus (5198 AM), & ended with Demetrius Poliorcetes (5208 AM), when he fell to Seleucus Nicanor.

The Antiochian dynasty, also called the Seleucians, began with Seleucus Nicanor (5204 AM), & ended with Antiochus Cyzicenus (5406 AM), when he fell to the Roman Pompey.

Romans

Julian

Flavian

Nervan

Non-dynastic:

Severan

Non-dynastic:

Constantinian

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St. Constantine the Great.

Non-dynastic:

Only the gentiles remember Julian the Apostate (5871 AM) as an emperor. Christians omit his name.

Valentinian

Theodosian

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St. Theodosius the Younger.

Leonid

Justinian

SS. Justinian the Great & Theodora.

Non-dynastic:

Heraclian

St. Constantine the New & Justinian the Slit-nosed.
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Heraclius defeats the Persian king Chosroës.

Non-dynastic:

Syrian

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Irene of Athens.

Nicephorian

Non-dynastic:

Phrygian

St. Theodora the Restorer of Orthodoxy & Theophilus.

Macedonian

Leo the Wise & St. Theophano.
Alexander & Constantine Monomachus.
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St. Nicephorus Phocas.

Non-dynastic:

Dukid

Comnenian

John the Good.
Manuel the Great & Maria of Antioch.

Angelian

Lascarian

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St. John Ducas Batatzes.

Palæologan

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John Cantacuzenus (Josaphat in monasticism) at the Ninth Œcumenical Council.
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Manuel Palæologus (Matthew in monasticism).
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St. Prince David of Trapezunt with his family.

The last place the Palæologan state ruled after the fall of Constantinople was a principality in Mangup, Taurica, also called Crimea—but then called Theodoro & Gotthia. It was a remnant of the despotat of Trapezunt, which in turn was under a branch of the Comnenian dynasty. The last ruler of Trapezunt was St. David Comnenus (†6972 AM). The last ruler of Theodoro was an Alexander Palæologus, son of an Isaac Palæologus (†6984 AM).

Russian

Rurikid

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St. Demetrius of Uglič.

Non-dynastic:

Romanov

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St. Nicholas Romanov the Passion-bearer.
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Varangians at the Hippodrome, Constantinople.

It needs be mentioned that John the Terrible was not the first of Moscow to take the name emperor, but only the first explicitly crowned so. John the Great took the name emperor when he married Sophia Palæologue—daughter of Thomas Palæologus, brother of Constantine Dragases Palæologus. A prior prince of Moscow, St. Vladimir the Great, married Anna, daughter of Romanus II. Thus, according to Christians, Moscow is the rightful heir to the mantle (chlamýs) of St. Constantine. This is symbolized by the crown of Monomakh’, which was gifted to St. Vladimir Monomakh’ by Constantine Monomachus when the former married a relative of the latter. It was Emperor Basil (Barlaam in monasticism) who was told by Philotheus of Pskov (†7051 AM):

Two Romes have fallen. The third stands. And there will not be a fourth. No one will replace your Christian empire!

Nations

The nation (éthnos), also called race, is a union of tribes (phylḗ), also called stock, which in turn is of families (génos), also called clans.

This union is properly & strictly of language (glō̂ssa). The union of stock may be be of ancestry. But bodily features & culture are accidental to nationality & tribe.

Sem

Father Nation
Ælam (🇮🇷 Persians)
Assur (🇮🇶 Assyrians)
Arphaxad (🇮🇶 Chaldæans)
Lud (🇹🇷 Lydians)
Aram 🇸🇾 Syriacs
Caïnan

Arphaxad

Father Nation
Caïnan
Sala (🇮🇷 Susianians)
Eber 🇸🇾 Syrians
🇪🇬 Ægyptians
🇮🇶 Iraqis
🇸🇦 Arabians
🇩🇿 Algerians
Phalec
Jectan

Jectan

Father Nation
Elmodad 🇮🇳 Indians
Saleth
Sarmoth (🇸🇦 Arabians)
Jarach
Hodorrha (🇮🇷 Carmanians)
Æbel 🇮🇷 Iranians
🇦🇫 Afghanis
Decla (🇵🇰 Baluchis)
Eval (🇮🇷 Scythians)
Abimael (🇮🇷 Hyrcanians)
Saba
Huphir (🇦🇫 Bactrians)
Evila 🇧🇩 Bengalis
Jobab

Aram

Father Nation
Uz (🇬🇪 Colchians)
Ul
Gater
Mosoch (🇬🇪 Moësians)

Cham

Father Nation
Chus 🇪🇹 Æthiopians
Mesraïn (🇪🇬 Copts)
Phud 🇲🇦 Moroccans
Chanaan

Chus

Father Nation
Saba (🇾🇪 Sabæans)
Evila
Sabatha (🇸🇴 Astaborans)
Rhegma
Sabathaca

Rhegma

Father Nation
Saba
Dadan (🇹🇩 Judadeans)

Mesraïn

Father Nation
Ludiim
Nephthalim
Enemetiim
Labiim
Patrosoniim
Chasmoniim
Gaphthoriim

Chanaan

Father Nation
Sidon (🇱🇧 Phœnecians)
Chettite
Jebusite
Amorite
Girgasite
Evite
Arucite (🇱🇧 Tripolitans)
Asennite
Aradian (🇸🇾 Aradians)
Samarean
Amathite (🇸🇾 Emathians)

Japheth

Father Nation
Gamer 🇫🇮 Finnish
🇭🇺 Hungarians
🇹🇷 Turks
🇲🇳 Mongols
🇨🇳 Chinese
🇰🇵 Koreans
🇯🇵 Japanese
Magog 🇮🇪 Irish
Madœ (🇮🇷 Medes)
Jovan (🇬🇷 Greeks)
Thobel 🇮🇹 Italians
🇪🇸 Spaniards
🇵🇹 Portuguese
🇦🇩 Andorrans
🇫🇷 French
🇷🇴 Romanians
Mosoch 🇦🇱 Albanians
Thiras (🇷🇴 Dacians)

Gamer

Father Nation
Aschanaz 🇩🇪 Germans
🇳🇱 Dutch
🇬🇧 English
🇸🇪 Swedes
🇮🇸 Icelanders
🇱🇹 Lithuanians
🇵🇱 Poles
🇧🇾 Belorussians
🇷🇺 Russians
🇸🇰 Slovaks
🇧🇬 Bulgarians
🇷🇸 Serbians
🇸🇮 Slovenes
Riphath 🇷🇺 Ossetians
Thorgama 🇬🇪 Georgians
🇦🇲 Armenians

Jovan

Father Nation
Elisa (🇮🇹 Sicilians)
Tharsis (🇪🇸 Iberians)
Cetians 🇬🇷 Greeks
Rhodians (🇬🇷 Rhodians)


Hebrews

The Hebrews were a nation from Abraham. They were named after their word for to cross, in reference to when Abraham crossed the Euphrates out of Chaldæa (Assyria) into Chanaan (Palestine). They were then divided into twelve tribes according to the children of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham.

The Hebrews were given over to annihilation by God (cf. Dan. 9:26) in 5579 AM under Emperor Titus. This prophecized event, unlike the Ægyptian servitude (cf. Gen. 15:13) or the Assyrian exile (cf. Esa. 39:6-7, Jer. 25:11-12), has no term given. Eusebius Pamphilius tells us of how they were destroyed:

Titus beseiged the Jews, devastated Jerusalem, & killed sixty thousand men. [Flavius] Joseph also says one million & one hundred thousands perished by famine & the sword, but another thirty thousands of the captives were sold off. He states the feast of Passover was responsible for the great number of people which happened to be at the city. During the festival, the whole nation had come together & were hemmed into the city as if they were in a prison. For it was neccesary that those who had plotted against the Savior during the days of Passover should suffer punishment for what they had dared at no other time but then.

Money

Roman Greek Persian
Nummus = 1 nummus Drachma = 1 drachma —————
Follis = 40 nummi Mina = 100 drachmæ Siglus = 1 siglus
Solidus = 420 folles Talent = 60 minæ Daric = 20 sigli
Slavic British
Kopeck = 1 kopeck Penny = 1 penny
—————— Shilling = 12 pence
Ruble = 100 kopecks Pound = 20 shillings

Silver coins were fist minted by Allyattes, king of Lydia. Gold coins were first minted by Cyrus, king of Persia, when he conquered Lydia.

References

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