Activity of John of Ephesus |
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The missionary activity of John of Ephesus is part of the broader religious policy οf Emperor Justinian I (527-565), which aimed at unifying the empire by means of religion. A devotee Christian and leader of the Monophysites in Constantinople, John carried out the Christianising mission to the area of Ephesus and the mountainous Asian provinces of Phrygia, Lydia and Caria (542-546), by order of the emperor. He proceeded to contribute greatly to the struggle against the notable pagans of the... |
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Celali uprising, Manisa (1604-1607) |
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Conference of Triparadisus |
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Conference held by the opponents of the Macedonians Perdiccas and Eumenes at Triparadisus in northern Syria (321 BC), which resulted in the abolition of the kingdom of Asia, thus completing the disintegration of the kingdom of Alexander the Great. |
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Decius' Edict and Persecutions of Christians |
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Edicts of Nicomedia and Percecutions of Christians during the reign of Diocletian |
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The antichristian measures implemented by Diocletian and Galerius in 297 became even more strict in 302, when the extensive persecutions against the Christians broke out. Although with breaks, the persecution lasted until 312, when Constantine the Great defeated his internal enemies and converted to Christianity. |
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The decree of Ephesus represents Sulla’s first act in his settlement of Asia (85/84 BC). It consists of two parts: the execution of the ringleaders of the Mithridatic faction and a spelling out to the chief men of Asia of the punishments their cities would undergo for taking Mithridates’ side. |
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Establishment of the Empire of Trebizond by the Grand Komnenoi, 1204 |
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After the rebellion of September 12th 1185 in Constantinople, which signalled the fall of the Komnenian dynasty and caused the death of Andronicus I and his son Manuel II, the later's underage sons Manuel, Alexius and David found refuge in their relative Thamar, queen of Georgia. With her help, the two brothers captured the south coast of the Black Sea and founded the Trebizond Empire in April 1204. |
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Waffenstillstand von Mudanya, 1922 |
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Der Waffenstillstandsvertrag von Mudanya wurde 1922 in Folge des griechisch-türkischen Krieges von 1919 - 1922 von der Türkei, Griechenland, Großbritannien und Frankreich unterschrieben und bildete den Rahmen für den Vertrag von Lausanne, 1923. |
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