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Olympias of Armenia, the Glossary

Olympias (Ὀλυμπιάς, flourished 4th century, died 361) also known as Olympia, sometimes known as Olympias the Elder to distinguish her from her niece of the same name, was a Christian Roman noblewoman, and a queen of Armenia by marriage to king Arsaces II (Arshak II).^[1]

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4th-century Greek people
4th-century Greek women
Anatolian Greeks
Antiochian Greeks
Queens consort of Armenia

Ablabius (consul)

Flavius Ablabius or Ablavius (Ἀβλάβιος; fl. 4th century AD, died 338) was a high official of the Roman Empire and contemporary of Emperor Constantine I (r. 306–337). Olympias of Armenia and Ablabius (consul) are 4th-century Greek people.

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Alexander the Great

Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.

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Anatolia

Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Antioch

Antioch on the Orontes (Antiókheia hē epì Oróntou)Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ "Antioch on Daphne"; or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη "Antioch the Great"; Antiochia ad Orontem; Անտիոք Antiokʽ; ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ Anṭiokya; אנטיוכיה, Anṭiyokhya; أنطاكية, Anṭākiya; انطاکیه; Antakya.

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Arianism

Arianism (Ἀρειανισμός) is a Christological doctrine considered heretical by all modern mainstream branches of Christianity.

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Arsacid dynasty of Armenia

The Arsacid dynasty, called the Arshakuni (Aršakuni) in Armenian, ruled the Kingdom of Armenia, with some interruptions, from 12 to 428.

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Arshak II

Arshak II (from Old Armenian; flourished 4th century, died 369 or 370), also written as Arsaces II, was an Arsacid prince who was King of Armenia from 350 (338/339 according to some scholars) until.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

Athanasius I of Alexandria (– 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I).

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Catholicos

A catholicos (plural: catholicoi) is the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions.

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Christians

A Christian is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Constans

Flavius Julius Constans (323 – 350), also called Constans I, was Roman emperor from 337 to 350. Olympias of Armenia and Constans are Constantinian dynasty.

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Constantine II (emperor)

Constantine II (Flavius Claudius Constantinus; 316 – 340) was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. Olympias of Armenia and Constantine II (emperor) are Constantinian dynasty.

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Constantine the Great

Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Olympias of Armenia and Constantine the Great are Constantinian dynasty.

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Constantinian dynasty

The Constantinian dynasty is an informal name for the ruling family of the Roman Empire from Constantius Chlorus (died 306) to the death of Julian in 363.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Constantius II

Constantius II (Flavius Julius Constantius; Kōnstántios; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361) was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. Olympias of Armenia and Constantius II are Constantinian dynasty.

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Crete

Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Eunapius

Eunapius (Εὐνάπιος; fl. 4th–5th century AD) was a Greek sophist, rhetorician, and historian from Sardis in the region of Lydia in Asia Minor.

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Faustus of Byzantium

Faustus of Byzantium (also Faustus the Byzantine, translit) was an Armenian historian of the 5th century.

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Gnel of Armenia

Gnel also known as Gnelus (flourished 4th century - died August, 359) was a Prince from the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia.

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Greeks

The Greeks or Hellenes (Έλληνες, Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world..

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Julian (emperor)

Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus; Ἰουλιανός; 331 – 26 June 363) was the Caesar of the West from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. Olympias of Armenia and Julian (emperor) are Constantinian dynasty.

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Latin

Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Nerses I

Nerses I the Great (translit; died), also known as Nerses the Parthian, was an Armenian Catholicos (or Patriarch) who lived in the fourth century.

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Olympias

Olympias (Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia and the mother of Alexander the Great.

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Olympias the Deaconess

Olympias, also known as Saint Olympias and sometimes known as Olympias the Younger to distinguish her from her aunt of the same name (Ὀλυμπιάς, sometime between 361 and 368-July 25, 408) was a Christian Roman noblewoman of Greek descent.

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Pap of Armenia

Pap (– 374/375) was king of Armenia from 370 until 374/375, and a member of the Arsacid dynasty.

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Parandzem

Parandzem (translit; died winter 369/70) was the consort of King Arshak II of Armenia. Olympias of Armenia and Parandzem are queens consort of Armenia.

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Persians

The Persians--> are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran.

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Praetorian prefecture of the East

The praetorian prefecture of the East, or of the Orient (praefectura praetorio Orientis, ἐπαρχότης/ὑπαρχία τῶν πραιτωρίων τῆς ἀνατολῆς) was one of four large praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided.

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Queen consort

A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status.

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Roman consul

A consul was the highest elected public official of the Roman Republic (to 27 BC).

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Roman emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.

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Roman Senate

The Roman Senate (Senātus Rōmānus) was the highest and constituting assembly of ancient Rome and its aristocracy.

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Seleucus (son of Ablabius)

SeleucusLenski, Failure of Empire: A Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D., p. 107 also known as Flavius SeleucusJones, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume 1, AD 260-395, p. 818 and Count SeleucusBudge, Paradise of the Holy Fathers Part 1, p.163 (Σέλευκος; fl. Olympias of Armenia and Seleucus (son of Ablabius) are 4th-century Greek people, 4th-century Romans, Anatolian Greeks, Antiochian Greeks and Constantinian dynasty.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympias_of_Armenia

Olympias of Armenia, the Glossary

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4th-century Greek people

4th-century Greek women

Anatolian Greeks

Antiochian Greeks

Queens consort of Armenia

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