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    Persia. The Persian king was also referred to as Megas Basileus/Basileus Megas (Great King) or Basileus Basileōn, a translation of the Persian title xšāyaθiya...
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    Archon basileus (Ancient Greek: ἄρχων βασιλεύς, árchōn basileús) was a Greek title, meaning "king magistrate"; the term is derived from the words archon...
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    from Constantinople styled themselves as "Basileus of the Romans" (Ancient Greek: βασιλεύς Ῥωμαίων, Basileus Romaíon) but are often referred to in modern...
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    Basil I (redirect from Basileus I)
    Basil, as an already acclaimed co-emperor, automatically became the ruling basileus. Basil I became an effective and respected monarch despite being a man...
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  • Basileus Quartet (Italian: Quartetto Basileus) is a 1983 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Héctor Alterio as Alvaro Omero Antonutti as Diego...
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    George I (Greek: Γεώργιος Α΄, romanized: Geórgios I; 24 December 1845 – 18 March 1913) was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on...
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    of Philostorgius, that Basileus attended the Council of Nicaea, cannot be quoted against this proof of the martyrdom of Basileus under Licinius, as there...
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    Roman Empire), the Bulgarian ruler was crowned basileus as "a spiritual son" of the Byzantine basileus. It has been hypothesized that Simeon's title was...
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    In the early 20th century, the Greek Navy embarked on an expansion program to counter a strengthening of Greece's traditional rival, the Ottoman Empire...
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    until he died in 1922. Following are the individuals who served as Grand Basileus of Omega Psi Phi. a. Finished unexpired term of Atkins Since its founding...
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    in Greek translations from Latin until the adoption of the Greek title basileús by Emperor Heraclius in 629. It was retained in archaic forms of address...
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    xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām (shāhanshāh in modern Persian) – "great king", Megas Basileus, as known by the Greeks. Cyrus's son, the Cambyses II (r. 530–522 BC),...
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    Coralliophila basileus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The length of the...
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    "ΙΝΒΚ," ὁ βασιλεύς τοῦ κόσμου (ho Basileùs toû kósmou, "The King of the World"), or to ὁ βασιλεύς τῆς Δόξης (ho Basileùs tês Dóxēs, "The King of Glory")...
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  • Modestus Sophronius Anastasius II John V Theodore Elias II George Thomas I Basileus John VI Sergius I Solomon Theodosius Elias III Sergius II Leontius I Athanasius...
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  • ..the Bithynians, whose basileus Nicomedes..." (Ancient Greek: ...Βιθυνῶν, ὁ τούτων βασιλεὺς Νικομήδης...) and "the basileus of Bithynia Nicomedes" (Ancient...
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  • ruler", the commander-in-chief of the Athenian military), and the archon basileus (ἄρχων βασιλεύς, "king ruler", the high priest of the city). The six others...
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    antiquity, king may translate in Latin as rex and in Greek as archon or basileus. In classical European feudalism, the title of king as the ruler of a kingdom...
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    sultans to stress their claim, including kayser-i Rûm ("Caesar of Rome") and basileus (the Byzantine ruling title). The early sultans after the conquest of Constantinople...
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    although they gradually lost their imperial exclusivity in favour of Basileus and Autokrator. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the title "Augustus"...
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    the two Greek titles traditionally translated as "king", the other being basileus, and is inherited from Mycenaean Greece. It is notably used in Homeric...
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  • Basilissa (Ancient Greek: Βασίλισσα) is a feminine form of the Greek title basileus ("king" or "emperor") in Italian Regina. Basilissa may also refer to: Basilinna...
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    the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign (Basileus) reigns as the head of state of Greece. Monarchy in Greece lasted from...
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    position in the religion of ancient Athens, held by the wife of the archon basileus. The role dated to the time when Athens was ruled by kings, and their wives...
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    Calliotropis basileus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eucyclidae. This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off New...
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    Φίλιππος, romanized: Phílippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336...
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    of the Eleusinian family of the Kerykes, and held the offices of archon basileus and eponymous in Athens. When the Heruli overran Greece and captured Athens...
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    Βασιλεὺς (Basileus), which had meant "king" in ancient times had taken up the meaning of "emperor" instead. Byzantine rulers translated "Basileus" into "Imperator"...
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  • Seleucid Empire, was known as Basileus Megas. Eucratides I the Great, a Hellenistic king of Bactria, was called Basileus Megas on his coins. Mithridates...
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    Went to heavenly abode on 1 September 1996. The remains of Catholicos Basileus Paulose II are interred in a tomb in St. George's Monastery, Malekurish...
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