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Topic: Historical Maps of Greece
Posted By: akritas
Subject: Historical Maps of Greece
Date Posted: 11-Apr-2006 at 12:02

David H. Burr. "Greece." From Universal Atlas. New York: Thomas Illman, 1834. .

An excellent map of Greece by David H. Burr, one of the most important American cartographers of the first part of the nineteenth century. Having studied under Simeon DeWitt, Burr produced the second state atlas issued in the United States, of New York in 1829. He was then appointed to be geographer for the U.S. Post Office and later geographer to the House of Representatives. As a careful geographer, Burr is painstaking in this map to put in only information for which he felt there was a scientific basis. Burr's maps are scarce and quite desirable

 

Thomas G. Bradford. "Greece." From A Comprehensive Atlas. Geographical, Historical & Commercial. Boston: Wm. B. Ticknor, 1835.

A nice map from Boston publisher and cartographer, Thomas G. Bradford, issued in his Comprehensive Atlas of 1835. This atlas contained maps of the United States and other parts of the world, based on the most up-to-date information available at the time. This image of Greece is typical of the output of the firm. It shows the major political divisions, rivers, and settlements.

 

 

Maps after Claudius Ptolemy. From Sebastian Munster's edition of Geographia. Woodcuts. Ca. 11x 14, except as noted. Very good condition. Decorative woodblocks on verso attributed to Hans Holbe,1552.

A series of maps based upon the work of Claudius Ptolemy. In the Second Century A.D. Ptolemy was the librarian at Alexandria, the greatest center of learning in the Classical world. Ptolemy wrote two major works, the Almagest, an account of the heavens, and the Geographia, the first atlas of the world. The latter consisted of Ptolemy's compilation of all known geographic information, including instructions for how to make maps. Rediscovered in the middle ages, the Geographia had a huge impact on the awaking western European mind. Ptolemy opened up to view large parts of the unknown world to an audience just starting to explore beyond its narrow horizons. His structure for making maps, with longitude and latitude, and his usual northern orientation for the maps, became the standard from then right up to the present. Such was the impact of Ptolemy's work that even in the sixteenth century, a millennium and a half after it was produced, when Ptolemy's geographic conceptions were known to be wrong, maps based on these conceptions were issued time and again.



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Posted By: The Chargemaster
Date Posted: 11-Apr-2006 at 12:37

Keep the good work, akrita. I hope, that the moderators(or Komnenos) will make this topic "sticky" soon!



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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 11-Apr-2006 at 13:28
Thanks Chargemaster

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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 11-Apr-2006 at 15:47

"Geographical and Statistical Map of Greece" (ancient) engraved by J.Walker, published in Lavoisne's Complete ... Geographical Atlas, 1830

 

"Graecia tempore Migrationis Doricae" published in the Spruner-Menke Atlas Antiquus, 1862

 

"Ancient Greece, Northern part" engraved by J. & C. Walker, published by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK), dated 1829



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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 11-Apr-2006 at 15:49

Ancient Greece, Southern part" engraved by J. & C. Walker, published by The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK), dated 1829



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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 12-Apr-2006 at 06:24

Greece  in 1850

 



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Posted By: The Chargemaster
Date Posted: 12-Apr-2006 at 08:29

Here are the first maps from me:

From this site - http://www.gottwein.de/Hell2000/gesch05.php - http://www.gottwein.de/Hell2000/gesch05.php

1. The Greek lands and their neighbours in XIII century:

The territorial growth of the modern Greek state:

And two maps especially for Digenis:

Megali Hellas:

Greece of Eleftherios Venizelos

The growth of Greece between 1912 - 1922:



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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 12-Apr-2006 at 08:32
Chargemaster if bg_turk see the last two maps we start again the "circles"

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Posted By: The Chargemaster
Date Posted: 12-Apr-2006 at 09:09

Two more maps:

Greece - 1830 - 1922:

Ancient Greece - the bigger towns:

Here are other interesting maps, but with big sizes: http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/temporary/ - http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/temporary/



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Posted By: The Chargemaster
Date Posted: 12-Apr-2006 at 09:20

Chargemaster if bg_turk see the last two maps we start again the "circles"

Well - "circles" looks to me the right termin too.



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Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 17-Apr-2006 at 09:39

Mycenean Greece about 1450 BC

 



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Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 17-Apr-2006 at 09:41

Greek & Phoenician Settlements - 550 BC



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Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 17-Apr-2006 at 09:43

Athenean Empire 450 B.C



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Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 17-Apr-2006 at 09:48

Peloponnesian war - 431 BC

 

 



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Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 17-Apr-2006 at 09:52

Ancient Greece under Theban headship - 362 B.C

 



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Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 23-Apr-2006 at 15:30

10th c. A.D - Byzantine empire.



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Posted By: Bulgarian Soldja
Date Posted: 23-Apr-2006 at 18:44
ive gotta say accurate maps chargemaster


Posted By: bg_turk
Date Posted: 25-Apr-2006 at 19:57

Originally posted by Bulgarian Soldja

ive gotta say accurate maps chargemaster

indeed, Charge is a map specialist

 

 



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http://www.journalof911studies.com - http://www.journalof911studies.com


Posted By: Bulgarian Soldja
Date Posted: 27-Apr-2006 at 19:16
EI 4OVEK MOLIM TI SE MAHNI TOQ ISLAMSKI SYMVOL OT BULGARSKOTO ZNAME, DETO TI E NA AVATARA.


Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 28-Apr-2006 at 04:16

Originally posted by Bulgarian Soldja

EI 4OVEK MOLIM TI SE MAHNI TOQ ISLAMSKI SYMVOL OT BULGARSKOTO ZNAME, DETO TI E NA AVATARA.

Bulgarian Soldja I know that you are upset because bg_turk put the Islamic sighn in your national symbol ( Bulgarian Flag ) at his avatar but please stay in the topic.

Thank you



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Posted By: Bulgarian Soldja
Date Posted: 28-Apr-2006 at 13:51

Sorry but it almost kills me when i see things like that.

No muslim would like it if i put a christian cross on a muslim flag.

 

I HATE IT MOST WHEN SOMEONE ASSOCIATES MY COUNTRY WITH MUSLIMS/ISLAM.

lets get back on topic anyway .....



Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 28-Apr-2006 at 14:16

I understand your feelings is like....

Just PM to the moderators of the forum and perhaps   they give solution in this issue.



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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 30-Apr-2006 at 07:18

"Greece the Archipelago with part of Anadoli." From A New and Elegant General Atlas. (London, 1810). This map of Greece is a fine example, exhibiting excellent detail of Greece and the western part of Anatolia. Rivers and mountains are well illustrated and settlements are noted throughout. This map presents an excellent snapshot of the situation of Greece at the beginning of the nineteenth century.



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Posted By: bg_turk
Date Posted: 01-May-2006 at 21:54
Originally posted by Bulgarian Soldja

I HATE IT MOST WHEN SOMEONE ASSOCIATES MY COUNTRY WITH MUSLIMS/ISLAM.

Whether you like it or not Muslims are part of this country.



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http://www.journalof911studies.com - http://www.journalof911studies.com


Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:50

"Major Temples and Sanctuaries" - University of Oregon



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A mathematician is a person who thinks that if there are supposed to be three people in a room, but five come out, then two more must enter the room in order for it to be empty.


Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:51

"Major Cities" - Washington State University



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A mathematician is a person who thinks that if there are supposed to be three people in a room, but five come out, then two more must enter the room in order for it to be empty.


Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:53

"Archaic Age 750 - 490 BCE (Political structure) " University of Oregon



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A mathematician is a person who thinks that if there are supposed to be three people in a room, but five come out, then two more must enter the room in order for it to be empty.


Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 11:42

 

Antient Greece and the Adjacent Countries throw  the History of Philip King of Macedon ,London, 1750 ,Emanuel Bowen

Interesting map of Greece, Turkey and part of Asia Minor, with a decorative title cartouche. . Many islands, mountains, towns, and other place names.



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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 11-May-2006 at 11:47

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/127/akritasmaceoniaeetthessaliaere.jpg -

Maceoniae et Thessaliae Regiones

Striking and decorative map regional map of a part of Greece, with a large cartouche. Nice dark impression. From Cluverius' Introductio in Universam Geographiam (first issued in 1629) and re-issued many times over the next 100 years, with maps being incorporated by various publishers beginning in the late 17th Century



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Posted By: The Chargemaster
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 11:33

Today i found this: http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~greekart/site/map/asiamin.html - http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~greekart/site/map/asiamin.html



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Posted By: morepeace
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 11:53
Irrelevant and potentially inflammatory post deleted.
 
Member "morepeace", please post according to the rules of the forum. Since you're a new member, I suggest you read here: http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6512 - http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6512  before you continue.




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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 15:00
Originally posted by The Chargemaster

Today i found this: http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~greekart/site/map/asiamin.html - http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~greekart/site/map/asiamin.html

Nice historical map Chargemaster. Include the ancient names not only the Greek ones but also the Phrygians,Carians e.t.c.
But historicaly contain and non-Greek regions


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Posted By: ManOwaRadO
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 16:42
Ancient Greece - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/beginnings_hist_greece.jpg - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/beginnings_hist_greece.jpg
 
Peloponnesian war - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/greece_pelop_war_431.jpg - http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/greece_pelop_war_431.jpg


Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 21-May-2006 at 05:30
Map of 1708. Unfortunely I don't have any further informations. Show the Cental and Northern Greece.
 
 
 


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Posted By: Battle_Hymn
Date Posted: 10-Jun-2006 at 20:52
@Attila..
 
History neednt flame wars.. and its their historical maps..
 
And change ur avatar..
 
Dont u know what Ataturk said about flags?
 
 
 


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Posted By: erci
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 00:44
Kac yasindasiniz siz boyle sacma sapan hareket ediyorsunuz? Biraz saygili olun, adamlarin threadini birakin gidin! Atilla ve Alpertunga ikinizide modlara yolluyorum  biraz buyuyup beyniniz calismaya basliyinca tekrar gelirsiniz!

Guys, I'm reporting these two worthless hoodlums to the mods, please continue posting maps and infos to your thread.


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Posted By: Neoptolemos
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 01:28
Thanks erci Thumbs Up

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Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 12-Jun-2006 at 05:29

I have deleted the maps of the Ottoman and other Turkish Empires, as they were probably posted to provoke.

Thanks very much for the excellent Greek/Turkish co-operation on this, I hope we can continue in this spirit.



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Posted By: greco
Date Posted: 27-Jun-2006 at 07:21
hi


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Date Posted: 27-Jun-2006 at 07:24


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Date Posted: 27-Jun-2006 at 07:30


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Date Posted: 27-Jun-2006 at 07:32


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Date Posted: 28-Jun-2006 at 06:34


Posted By: greco
Date Posted: 28-Jun-2006 at 06:40
http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenian/bts/smyrna.jpg - http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/armenian/bts/smyrna.jpg


Posted By: greco
Date Posted: 28-Jun-2006 at 06:48
greek pontus


Posted By: Perseas
Date Posted: 28-Jun-2006 at 08:34
Greco, restrain from posting in the topic, nationalistic maps as the previous "megali idea" maps who were deleted. This topic wasnt created to provoke anyone and with a minor exception it went really good so far. Either write next to each map the source you got them from or i will have to delete a few of them (the ones named greater Greece) for promoting nationalism.

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A mathematician is a person who thinks that if there are supposed to be three people in a room, but five come out, then two more must enter the room in order for it to be empty.


Posted By: The Chargemaster
Date Posted: 30-Jun-2006 at 09:25
http://www.e-grammes.gr/flags_en.htm - Here are few maps of the ancient greek lands.

An example - the Peloponessian war(431-404 BC):

The image “http://www.e-grammes.gr/maps/431.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.


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Posted By: bg_turk
Date Posted: 05-Jul-2006 at 19:11
Originally posted by Perseas

Greco, restrain from posting in the topic, nationalistic maps as the previous "megali idea" maps who were deleted. This topic wasnt created to provoke anyone and with a minor exception it went really good so far. Either write next to each map the source you got them from or i will have to delete a few of them (the ones named greater Greece) for promoting nationalism.
 
Perseas, I do not think this is necessary. Even if nationalist the maps have some historical value.


Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 29-Jul-2006 at 12:56
Ptolemaic Map of 1480.It shows the ancient borders of Greece.Located now at Benaki museum in Athens.
 


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Posted By: greco
Date Posted: 08-Aug-2006 at 08:40
http://www.maproom.org/maps/historical/droysens/1886/droysens.pl?m=0006 - http://www.maproom.org/maps/historical/droysens/1886/droysens.pl?m=0006


Posted By: Emperor Barbarossa
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2006 at 08:26

Greece in the Archaic Age


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Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 07:12
The Kingdom of Macedon and its cantons.Orestis was the initial homeland of the Macedonians.From there(Argos orestikon),the Argeads(from Argos,Peloponesos)  started expanding their kingdom
 


Posted By: greco
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 09:10
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The geographical boundaries of Macedonia
 
 
 
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The vilayets of the Ottoman Empire.

-.-.- : boundaries of Balkan States (1912)
----- : new boundaries after the treaty of Bucarest (1913)
Shaded area: geographical boundaries of Macedonia.

 
 
 
dialekts
 
 
 
 
 


Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 12:15
greco what supposed to do a nationalistic FYROMian map in an thread that consern the historical Hellenic geographical boundaries and not the Slavmacedonian dialects???
please when you post something with a unknown language like the Slavmacedonian must be carefull,


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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 12:43
Originally posted by akritas

please when you post something with a unknown language like the Slavmacedonian must be carefull
 
Do you mean the same for every other non-English language, or you somehow make Macedonian language special?
I can translate what is written in it -- it is a map of different dialects of modern Macedonian language in places where Macedonians live.


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Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 16:42

Map of ancient Greece



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Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 16:50


Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 07:35
Map of ancient Macedonia showing the natural geography of the region


Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 07:40
Topographic map of the city of Thessaloniki,during the middle ages.
At the center of the city the complex of the palace is located(palace of Galerius).
Next to the eastern side of the walls the remains of the hippodrome/circus of Thessaloniki can be seen.


Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 07:45
Map of Byzantine Macedonia



Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 07:49
The location of macedonian tombs.



Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 08:37
Originally posted by Anton

Originally posted by akritas

please when you post something with a unknown language like the Slavmacedonian must be carefull
Do you mean the same for every other non-English language, or you somehow make Macedonian language special?
I mean a language that you cannot understand it.As  Bulgarian you know the languge because is similar with yours.
Originally posted by Anton

I can translate what is written in it -- it is a map of different dialects of modern Macedonian language in places where Macedonians live.
Not in Greece and speacially in  Cental and Eastern Macedonia as this map show.
 
 
 


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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 08:47
This map means those greeks that you call slavophonic Big smile

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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 10:41
Originally posted by Anton

This map means those greeks that you call slavophonic Big smile
This is the mistake of the map.Slavphones(Greeks,Bulgarian,Slamacedonians)  living in Western Macedonia, a region that born at the past the Bulgarian Ohrana and the Yugoslav NOFWink

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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 11:51
Originally posted by akritas

This is the mistake of the map.Slavphones(Greeks,Bulgarian,Slamacedonians)  living in Western Macedonia, a region that born at the past the Bulgarian Ohrana and the Yugoslav NOFWink
 
Didn't get your point.


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 12:54
Originally posted by Anton

 
Didn't get your point.
My point is that there are not Slavphones in the Central and Eastern Greek Macedonia.There are in the Western,  a region that in the past was a war theater between Greeks,Bulgarians and Slavmacedonians.Now you get the picture why the map is fake?


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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 13:12
In which part of Macedonia is Solun, oops, Thessaloniki?
Anyway Greco deleted this map. Shame on him Smile

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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 14:01
Originally posted by Anton

In which part of Macedonia is Solun, oops, Thessaloniki?
Anyway Greco deleted this map. Shame on him Smile
so you insist that  the specific map is not fake. Shame on youSleepy
BTW Solun or S(C)eloun is the Slavic name of the Thessaloniki ?


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 14:24
nikodemos nice map  that show the mucenean sites. SmileHammond in the History of the Macedonia (Vol I)mention a lot as about these sites(mainly burials) and the findings that show the Hellenic presence in the area in the 1200 B.C. Big smile

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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 14:32
Originally posted by akritas

so you insist that  the specific map is not fake. Shame on youSleepy
BTW Solun or S(C)eloun is the Slavic name of the Thessaloniki ?
 
Did I insist something here? I just asked questions. Shame on you Tongue
 
Yes, Solun is slavic name of Thessaloniki. So, in which part of Macedonia it is?


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 15:18
So if the Bulgarian-Slavic form  is Solun so why the 10th cent  slavic inscription(Methodios life) mention C(S)eloun and  the Theassalonians as Celounians?
 


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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 15:41
I do not know. What is your suggestion? Are you sure it is Methodius life? First of all, I don't remember about such. There was several Constantine/Cyrill's life stories. Second, my impression is that the part you show us is an actually "Passed years history", which is in Russian.  Russians could be mistaken Smile. If you are trying to prove that Solun is derived from Thessaloniki -- I have no doubt about that.

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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 15:46
You are the slav speaker not me.So I don't have any suggestion as about this.Smile

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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 15:47
But, Akritas, don't be bulled that Seloun is the only Slav spelling of Thessalonici. Another Cyril's biography writes it as Solun.
 


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 15:58
date?

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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 16:00
Originally posted by akritas

You are the slav speaker not me.So I don't have any suggestion as about this.Smile
 
But you ment something with that or just mentioned interesting fact? If just mentioned, then thank you very much.It is interesting indeed. If you ment something -- finish please Smile


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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 16:09
Originally posted by akritas

date?
 
Dunno. About the same time. This is actually proposed to be Cyrill's autobiography. But what I posted might be later re-writing. Why don't we move that discussion to linguistic forum?


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 16:12
I mean that the first Slavic inscription(885 at Moravia, Methodios Life, V,8) mention the Thessaloniki as Celoun and not as Solun and  the Thessalonians as Celounians.Simply linquistic facts as about the origin of a name that has Greek root.

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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 16:28
Oh, I see.  You are still arguing with those who claim that Ancient Macedonians were slav speaking LOL  I am not among them. By the way where did you get this Methodius Life from? And as soon as you look at this fact as a proof please let me know how "Thessa" becomes "Selou"? Cool

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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 16:38
Is from a Greek book, with title  Byzantium-Slav-Holly Mountain ,Thessaloniki,2006 by the Greek professor Tahiaos(speak 8 languages, include Serbo-Croatian,Bulgarian,Russian,Slavmacedonian e.t.c.) and describe the Slavic influence in Byzantium .The book contain a lot of Slavic sourses  and has several chapters.One of them is the origin of the Saints and has a very good analysies from the 7 old Slavic biographies.
The book is in old Encyclopedia Size with 570 pages.


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Posted By: Anton
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 16:42
OK, thanks. I still cannot find this biography on the internet. Maybe somebody else know?

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Posted By: NikeBG
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2006 at 07:07
Btw, it was written in that text Seloun, not Celoun [when transcribed from the original Slavic writing to modern Latin one]. "C" is the Cyrillic letter, which corresponds to the Latin "S", while the Latin "C" has a different sound than the Cyrillic "C". So, it's not Celounians, but Selounians, otherwise it's an intentional attempt to further differ the original sound. And nobody has any doubts that the modern Slavic form Solun (which has obviously changed a bit within the past >1000 years from that old form Seloun) is derived from the original Greek name of Salonika/Thessalonike/Thessalonica. Just like the Slavic form of Adrianople is Odrin, while the Turkish one - Edirne (both are derived from the same root). On the other hand - the Slavic form of Constantinopolis/Constantinople is Tsarigrad (Emperor's/Tsar's city), while the Turkish one is even today Istanbul. I.e. in this case both forms are derived from other "sources" and with other meanings. But in most cases the toponyms keep more or less their old sounds, eventually only changed a bit by the new inhabitants of the lands (like f.e. there are Thracian toponyms even today, although the Thracians themselves were replaced by the Slavs a long time ago).

P.S. This is indeed for the Linguistics section!


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Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 27-Aug-2006 at 12:36
Southern Greek city states in the 5th century


Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 27-Aug-2006 at 12:39
Ancient Athens


Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 08:44
The extent of the Mycenean culture in the late Bronze Age





Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 08:49
Map of Athens in the time of Pericles



Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 08:50
Map of Athens and Pireas in the time of Pericles



Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 08:53
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/agora.htm - http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/agora.htm
The Agora of Athens in the time of Pericles


Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 08:55
The Acropolis of Athens(taken from http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/mapindex.htm)
http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/acropol.htm - http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/acropol.htm



Posted By: nikodemos
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 09:03
The natural resources of the Aegean



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Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 09:17
The Battlefield of Salamis



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Date Posted: 29-Aug-2006 at 07:40
The Hellenistic world 240 B.C.E



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Date Posted: 29-Aug-2006 at 07:55



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