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- Apr 2024
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www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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Clocks there still run on Byzantine time, with the day starting at sunset rather than midnight.
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- Feb 2022
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www.scientificamerican.com www.scientificamerican.com
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the first precision-geared mechanism known is a relatively simple—yet impressive for the time—geared sundial and calendar of Byzantine origin dating to about C.E. 600.
The first known precision-geared mechanism is a sundial and calendar of Byzantine origin dating to circa 600 C.E.
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- Apr 2021
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www.cresquesproject.net www.cresquesproject.net
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Asia Minor also called Turkey, where there are many cities and castles.
Turkey at this time were heavily influenced by Persian tradition and embraced the Islamic faith. They were once a nomadic horde that expanded into Persia then Byzantine Empire. Becoming the dominate force in Anatolia.
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- Jan 2021
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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Under John, the empire's population recovered to about 10 million people.[2] The quarter-century of John II's reign is less well recorded by contemporary or near-contemporary writers than the reigns of either his father, Alexios I, or his son, Manuel I. In particular little is known of the history of John's domestic rule or policies.[a]
10 million people in Byzantium in the 12th Century.
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