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VASILII III (MUSCOVY) (1479 – 1533; ruled 1505 – 1533), grand prince of Muscovy. Vasilii III Ivanovich was the second son of Ivan III. His mother was the Greek princess Sofiia Paleologue. Coming to the throne in 1505, he pursued his father's policy of expansion and consolidation of territory. In 1510 he annexed the trading town of Pskov and ...
Jun 26, 2023 · Answer. Some people claim that our Lord should not be referred to as “Jesus.”. Instead, we should only use the name “ Yeshua .”. Some even go so far as to say that calling Him “Jesus” is blasphemous. Others go into great detail about how the name “Jesus” is unbiblical because the letter J is a modern invention and there was no ...
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The Byzantine Greeks were the Greek-speaking Eastern Romans throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. They were the main inhabitants of the lands of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire), of Constantinople and Asia Minor (modern Turkey), the Greek islands, Cyprus, and portions of the southern Balkans, and formed large minorities, or pluralities, in the coastal urban centres of the ...
He led his army to take over Greece, Persia, Egypt and even part of India. He ruled so much of the world they called him ‘Alexander the Great’. Wherever he went, Alexander took Greek ideas ...
Vasily III successfully completed his father Ivan the Great’s policy of uniting the Russian territories under the tsar’s firm power. He was the father of Ivan the Terrible. Lived: 1479-1533. Vasily III’s active foreign policy led to the annexation of Pskov and Ryazan. He also waged war against the Poles and Lithuanians and conquered ...
Nov 29, 2023 · Tsar (also czar) is a Slavic term derived from the Latin caesar. Ivan III ( Ivan the Great) (r. 1462-1505) was the first Russian ruler to begin using the title of tsar during his reign instead of the title Grand Prince of Moscow. His grandson, Ivan IV (Ivan the Terrible) (r. 1547-1584), was the first Russian ruler formally crowned as tsar.
This article examines the term ‘Byzantine’ as it appears in the 678 Sacra of Constantine IV to Pope Donus. Unlike most other late antique and medieval usages of the term, that is, to describe individuals from Constantinople, the Emperor used the term in relation to Palestinian, Cilician and Armenian monastic communities in Rome.
