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, then with Assur founded Nineve & a number of other cities.

Assyrian

Persian

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.

Greek

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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.

Roman

Cæsar Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, & Nero.
Vespasian, Titus, & Domitian.
Nerva, Trajan, & Ælius Hadrian.
Titus Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, & Commodus.
Helvius Pertinax.
Severus, Antoninus Caracalla, Macrinus, Aurelius Antoninus, & Alexander (son of Mamæa).
Maximinus, Gordian, Philip, Decius, Galus, Valerian, Claudius, Aurelian, & Tacitus.
Diocletian & Galerius (Maximianus Jovius).
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St. Constantine the Great.
St. Constantine the Great, St. Helena, Constantius, & Jovian.

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

Valentinian the Great, Valens, Gratian, & Valentinian
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St. Theodosius the Younger.
Theodosius the Great, Arcadius, Honorius, St. Pulcheria, & St. Marcian
St. Leo the Great, Leo the Younger, Zeno, Basiliscus, & Anastasius Dicorus.
SS. Justinian the Great & Theodora.
Justin the Thracian, St. Justinian the Great, Justin, & Tiberius Constantine.
Maurice & Theodosius (son of Maurice).
Phocas.
St. Constantine the New & Justinian the Slit-nosed.
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Heraclius defeats the Persian king Chosroes.
Heraclius, Heraclius Constantine, Heraclonas, Constans the Bearded, St. Constantine the New, & Justinian the Slit-nosed.
Leontius, Tiberius Apsimar, Philippicus Bardanes, Anastasius, & Theodosius
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Irene of Athens.
Leo the Syrian, Constantine Copronymus, Leo the Chazar, & Constantine the Blinded.
Nicephorus the Logothete, Stavracius, & Michael Rangabe.
Leo the Armenian.
St. Theodora the Restorer of Orthodoxy & Theophilus.
Michael the Stammerer, Theophilus, & Michael the Drunkard.
Leo the Wise & St. Theophano.
Alexander & Constantine Monomachus.
Basil the Macedonian, Leo the Wise, Alexander, Romanus Lecapenus, Christopher Lecapenus, Constantine Lecapenus, Stephen Lecapenus, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Romanus II, Nicephorus Phocas, John Tzimisces, Basil the Bulgar-slayer, Constantine VIII, Zoë Porphyrogenita, Romanus Argyrus, Michael the Paphlagonian, Michael the Caulker, Theodora Porphyrogenita, & Constantine Monomachus.
Michael Bringas the General & Isaac Comnenus.
Constantine Ducas, Eudocia Macrembolitissa, Michael Ducas, Romanus Diogenes, & Nicephorus Botaniates.
John the Good.
Manuel the Great & Maria of Antioch.
Alexius I Comnenus, John the Good, Manuel the Great, Alexius II Comnenus, & Adronicus Comnenus.
Isaac Angelus, Alexius III Angelus, Alexius IV Angelus, & Alexius Angelus Murtzuphlus.
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St. John Ducas Batatzes.
Theodore I Lascaris, St. John Ducas Batatzes, Theodore II Lascaris, & John Lascaris.
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John Cantacuzenus (Josaphat in monasticism) at the Ninth Œcumenical Council.
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Manuel Palæologus (Matthew in monasticism).
Michael VIII Palæologus, Michael IX Palæologus, Andronicus Palæologus the Elder, Andronicus Palæologus the Younger, John V Palæologus, John Cantacuzenus (Josaphat in monasticism), John VI Palæologus, Manuel Palæologus (Matthew in monasticism), Andronicus IV Palæologus, John VIII Palæologus, & Constantine Dragases Palæologus.

Russian

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St. Demetrius of Uglič.
John the Great, Basil III (Barlaam in monasticism), John the Terrible, Theodore the Blessed, Boris Godunov (Bogolep in monasticism), Basil Šuisky.
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St. Nicholas Romanov the Passion-bearer.
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Peter I Romanov.
Michael Romanov & Alexis Romanov.
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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 (Slavic: tsar), 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 via 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 Basil III who was told “Two Romes have fallen. The third stands. And there will not be a fourth. No one will replace your Christian Empire!” by Philotheus of Pskov (†7051 AM).

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St. Prince David of Trapezunt with his family.

I should add, 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).

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Money

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

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

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