Revelation 17:1-18 Meter

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Καὶ ἦλθεν εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων

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10

'I John, who wrote you prior, 10 years after the Temple fell, now write you 9 yrs later (some weeks after Chap1, which was 4 Chislev 88 AD)

τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας

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19

Now write you 9 yrs later (some weeks after Chap1, which was 4 Chislev 88 AD) Rev1:1's informal dateline meter =9th yr since 1Jn.  Punning: he writes 19th yr after Temple Fall (sum of prior dateline meters) & 19 years post-Mark's Gospel.

καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ λέγων [μοι]·

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29

Future End Kitos War in 117 & Trajan's death.  Shared theme in Matt24/Eph1/Luke21/ Mark13

δεῦρο, [και] δείξω σοι τὸ κρίμα

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37

Prophetic pun on gossip re what Trajan was SAYING (legwn) when he died, re his successor.  So @'deu', Hadrian 'comes here' to Rome to take the purple.

τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης

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44

Future start of Bar Kochba rebellion ending with a pig temple atop the HoH.

τῆς καθημένης ἐπὶ ὑδάτων πολλῶν,

tags Eph1:4a, Luke 1:2a et alia

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56

Official dateline meter of 56th yr after Christ died at age 33 (+1, end-year). THEME

²

μεθ᾽ ἧς ἐπόρνευσαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς    

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68

To see what harlot play is like at end=156 AD, click here.

καὶ ἐμεθύσθησαν οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν

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81

A.Pius end 161, M. Aurelius start, plagues brought back from M.E. wars.

ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς.

tags Mark 13:2d et alia

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91

2nd Official dateline meter; when Christ in 91st yr (but He's nearly 92), shorthand: John writes yr after what should have been Trib-start on pre-Church sched. THEME. So instead, we get Commodus, who's made co-Augustus at end of  πορνείας

³

καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με εἰς ἔρημον ἐν πνεύματι.

tags Eph1:5b

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105

# years since Herod started Temple Rebuilding. common NT dateline formula.  THEME. Forward: 105+88=193AD, Septimius Severus gains purple (THEME in Matt24,Eph1, Luke21, Mark13). At kai, Aurelius was ek from this world.

Καὶ εἶδον γυναῖκα καθημένην

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115

Severan cult pretending to be related to M. Aurelius. Christian apostasy widespread.

ἐπὶ θηρίον κόκκινον,

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123

Severus dies, 211; son Caracalla kills Geta.  That's red, for ya.

γέμον[τα] ὀνόματα βλασφημίας       

tags Eph1:6a

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133

@ ὀνόματα =Macrinus dies,  Severan nephews win purple on claim of incest via dead Caracalla (which even Romans considered blasphemous).

⁴

ἔχων κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα.

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146

Severans all slain 235 AD (next kai, v.4), start of Crisis of the 3rd Century

καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον

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164

Decius 'persecution' (really only libellus), ties to Eph1:10.

καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσίῳ καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις,

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184

Carus and rise of Diocletian.

ἔχουσα ποτήριον χρυσοῦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς

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199

@τῇ Diocles' hands  kill Apher, then claims the purple (283 AD per his own accting).

γέμον βδελυγμάτων

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205

Diocletian completes initial tetrarchy setup. Celebrates 10 years @των.

καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς

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216

end=304 AD, start of Diocletian persecution and Constantine's rise.

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καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα [αὐτῆς] γεγραμμένον,

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227

end=315; Diocles retires, Constantine claims reign start @kai, Milvian @ye, Arles @mme, Galerius' death @ma, Milan Edict @γεγραμ thru Licinius/Daza fight

μυστήριον,

tags Eph1:9c

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231

end=319, Diocles dies @μυσ; end=2nd Arles Council=Xtians cannibalize.

Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη,

tags Eph1:9d, Matt 24:6c

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238

end=326, Constantine murders Licinius, his wife+son, Nicaea, starts New Rome.

ἡ μήτηρ τῶν πορνῶν

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244

end=332, New Rome dedicated, new nasty laws against heretics/Jews/pagans.

καὶ τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῆς γῆς

tags Eph1:10, 12           

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252

end=340, Constantine dies at βδελυγμάτων; brothers murder male rivals; Constantine II dies in 340 in civil war he started with brother Constans, over GOD..

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καὶ εἶδον τὴν γυναῖκα μεθύουσαν

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263

end=351, 'kai' Constans dies 350=ou, so whole empire belongs to Constantius II.

ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν ἁγίων

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272

end=360; Constantius II dies the following year, kaiser becoming mere kai.

καὶ ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν μαρτύρων Ἰησοῦ.

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284

end=372, Byz gets worse, persecutes fellow Christians.

Καὶ ἐθαύμασα ἰδὼν αὐτὴν θαῦμα μέγα.

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297

end=385, the evil of joining religion to state, continues.

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Καὶ εἶπέν μοι ὁ ἄγγελος·

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305

end=393; Theodosius splits empire for  son Honorius,  dies 2 years later @dia.

διὰ τί ἐθαύμασας; ἐγὼ ἐρῶ σοι

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317

end=405 Jerome finishes his Vulgate, and Byz gets jealous of Stilicho.

τὸ μυστήριον τῆς γυναικὸς

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326

end=414  Arcadius' death a 'mystery' in 408; Ugly Pulcheria regent for Theo II.

καὶ τοῦ θηρίου τοῦ βαστάζοντος αὐτὴν

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338

end=426; Honorius died 423 @τος

τοῦ ἔχοντος τὰς ἑπτὰ κεφαλὰς καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα.

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355

end=443; Eph1:3-14 meter match ends @ἑπτὰ

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Τὸ θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν

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363

end=451 infamous, cannibalizing Council of Chalcedon, year after Theo II dies. So he WAS but is not, now.  Marcian marries Pulcheria, takes Theo's place.

καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν

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367

end=455 ValIII dies, somewhat 'aided' by Byz.  Effective end of the West.  So he is NOT now, either.  So too, Attila, who dies 454, interesting story here.

καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς ἀβύσσου

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379

end=467 Anthemius in the West, put there by Leo I in the East, to ward off Vandals.

καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει,

Anthemius dies at λε & Leo, at ὑ, respectively.

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388

end=476  Official end of W.Roman Empire, led away cuz Byz wouldn't help.

καὶ θαυμασθήσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,

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403

end=491 AD, tags 490 from Christ's Birth as Eph1:3 does. Covers Zeno's reign.

ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὸ ὄνομα

Odovacer dies at 'ou'. Clever.             Anastasius rules.

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411

end=499  All in name of God: East vs West pope (Acacian) schism, warring, intermarriages.

ἐπὶ τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου,

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428

end=516 Byz/Persian wars. Still Anastasius to 518.  Then, Justin I.

βλεπόντων τὸ θηρίον ὅτι ἦν

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438

end=526 when Justin I dies, WAS; dies Aug 527, so rounded down or plays like Mark13 does, former kaiser now merely kai (next word). End of 490 is @ 'the [beast]', 520 AD (490 years post-Cross, tags Matt24:15b).

καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν

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442

end=530, the new kai, Justinian I, takes throne in 527, no more underneath.

καὶ [παλιν] παρέσται

Nika revolt, 532 and brutal showdown, J wins.  

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446

end=534  Bad weather, cold, famine in the 530s, fighting in Italy.

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ὧδε ὁ νοῦς ὁ ἔχων σοφίαν.

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456

end=544  From 542ff 'plague of Justinian' deemed as bubonic.

Αἱ ἑπτὰ κεφαλαὶ ἑπτὰ ὄρη εἰσίν,

J's command req'd for anything re Church, 553

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468

end=556   In 551 Beirut earthquake and tsunamis.

ὅπου ἡ γυνὴ κάθηται ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶν.

Justinian dies END 565, no longer upon.

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479

end=567  Reconciles when John writes, to pre-Church Mill to 560 after Christ's birth.

καὶ βασιλεῖς ἑπτά εἰσιν·

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487

end=575. In 574, Lovable madman Justin II retires, knowing he's wrong and mad, with wife Sophia (heh) helping him to do so. JII was hung up on living up to, JI.

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οἱ πέντε ἔπεσαν,

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492

end=580. Perhaps 5 fallen=Babylon, Persia, Greece (from Dan2, 7), +Constantine and Justinian, who both wanted United Church and State, the harlot here depicted.

[και] ὁ εἷς ἔστιν

580-584 bribing Franks to attack Lombards, click here.

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496

end=584. Maurice uses Church to halt Lombards. Ostrogoths/Franks have West.

490+6, same style as Matt24, Luke 21, Mark13; John tallies to pre-Church schedule for Mill Start from when he writes, 6 yrs prior. Trib on pre-Church schedule was to start in 87; so John here stresses that he writes a year LATE, to show why LATE.

[και] ὁ ἄλλος οὔπω ἦλθεν,

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503

end=591, start of new 490 after voting period, 1st 490 measured from the Cross.

καὶ ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὀλίγον αὐτὸν δεῖ μεῖναι.

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516

end=604.  Temporary Persian victory in Levant, Lombards in Italy, end Senate.

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καὶ τὸ θηρίον ὃ ἦν

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523

end=611.   Mo baby, age 40, WAS starting his ministry at ho.  At least not a kai.

καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν

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527

end=615.  Byz and Persia exhaust each other in Jeru, Persia temporarily wins.

καὶ αὐτὸς  [ὅ] ὄγδοός ἐστιν

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535

end=623.  Muslim Hegira to Mecca (their 'exodus') is @ estin, get the pun?

καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑπτά ἐστιν,

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542

end=630.  Under Heraclius, Byz regain Jeru and slaughter Jews.

καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει.

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551

end=639.  Islam rises, Mo baby dies 632 at kai eis, last speech urged Muslims attack Jeru.  637/8, Muslims do so and 'lead' it to destruction. Koran is a play on Bible, claims to be its final update, refs Bible in every Sura. So is of the seven.

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Καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα

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561

end=649, Christians on both sides argue wrongly re Christ, nearly kill Empire.

ἃ εἶδες δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσιν,

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568

end=656.  Heraclius dies at kai ta.  The last of his line will be Justinian II.

οἵτινες βασιλείαν οὔπω ἔλαβον,

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580

end=668.  By now, 6 more Byz rule/die, infra-Xtian warring, annual Arab sieges

ἀλλὰ ἐξουσίαν ὡς βασιλεῖς μίαν ὥραν

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594

end=682.  Apostates agree Christ isn't Christ, 3rd Council of Constantinople.

λαμβάνουσιν μετὰ τοῦ θηρίου.

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604

end=692  @λαμβάνουσιν, Constantine IV dies; Justinian II his son, takes his place.

¹³

οὗτοι μίαν γνώμην ἔχουσιν

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613

end=701.  Justinian II deposed 695 οὗτοι μί for trying to make war with Pope

καὶ τὴν δύναμιν

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618

end=706.  JII back in δύναμιν 705 (killed 711) , for trying to make peace w Pope.

καὶ [την] ἐξουσίαν αὐτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ διδόασιν.

Muslims invade Spain, 711.

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632

end=720.  Arab 2nd seige of Constantinople 717 @θηρίῳ makes Byz want to get right with God; so iconoclasm ramps up under the victor, Leo III.

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οὗτοι μετὰ τοῦ ἀρνίου πολεμήσουσιν

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645

end=733.  Arabs πολεμήσουσιν: Battle Tours/Poiters 732/3, Leo III drives out Muslims by 740.  back to the Bible (aka iconoclasm).

καὶ τὸ ἀρνίον νικήσει αὐτούς,

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655

end=743.  Leo and Martel each die at νικήσει; sons continue.

ὅτι κύριος κυρίων ἐστὶν καὶ βασιλεὺς βασιλέων

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674

end=762. Accounts vary; by 752-4 Pope crowns Pepin the Short KAI of Franks.

καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί.

688

end=776.  WITTY: @ κλητοὶ, Charles was indeed 'elected' King of the Franks.

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Καὶ λέγει μοι·

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692

end=780.  Alcuin SAYS to Charles he cannot kill those he conquers for not converting to Christianity.

[ταυτα] τὰ ὕδατα ἃ εἶδες οὗ ἡ πόρνη κάθηται,

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706

end=794  Charlemagne's education reform, forcing Bible learning.

[και] λαοὶ καὶ ὄχλοι εἰσὶν καὶ ἔθνη καὶ γλῶσσαι.

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719

end=807  Charlemagne crowned HRE @εἰσὶν on Christmas 800, yikes!

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καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες καὶ τὸ θηρίον

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734

end=822.  Charlemagne dies end κέρατα.  His heir's relatives fight over their 7-10 horns (including partisan clergy, excluding Gisela).

οὗτοι μισήσουσιν τὴν πόρνην

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743

end=831.  Young Theophilus vs Arabs; Louis Pious contra his own kids.

καὶ ἠρημωμένην ποιήσουσιν αὐτὴν

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755

end=843.   Louis dies brokenhearted at ποιήσουσιν. Theoph dies at αὐ.

καὶ γυμνὴν καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῆς φάγονται

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767

end=855.  φάγονται=Lothair I abdicates/dies fighting w family;

=Theoph's son Michael III hires murderers to free himself from regents.

καὶ αὐτὴν κατακαύσουσιν ἐν πυρί.

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779

end=867.   =MikeIII dies, hacked to death via best friend.  Lothair's kid Louis II inherits from dying brothers, gets a little peace after defeating Saracens.

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ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἔδωκεν εἰς τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν

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793

end=881. Louis dies @εἰς; Basil I grieves to appoint Leo VI successor while alive.

ποιῆσαι τὴν γνώμην αὐτοῦ

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801

end=889.  Last Car'gian HRE Charles III Fat deposed/dies @μην au & Basil @γνώ

καὶ ποιῆσαι μίαν γνώμην

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809

end=897   One mind, to eat each other, in West; Leo VI sought 1 son & 1 law

καὶ δοῦναι τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτῶν τῷ θηρίῳ

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823

end=911 Lambert I dies @kai; end W.Car'gian 'beast' male line.

ἄχρι τελεσθήσονται οἱ λόγοι τοῦ θεοῦ.

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836

end=924. LeoVI dies @ ἄχρι, then Const.VII under regency. = End HREmperors with Berengar I (@τελεσ thru θεοῦ) til 962 under Otto I. Magyar invasions, many.

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καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἣν εἶδες ἔστιν ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη

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851

end=939. Const. VII under thumb of R.Leka.  So that's the Great City.

ἡ ἔχουσα βασιλείαν

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859

end=947.  CVII has son Romanos II at he, then FREE! @βασιλ

τῶν βασιλέων [ἐπὶ] τῆς γῆς.

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868

End=956.  RII marries Theophanu; her marriage(s) + life personify Rev17 theme.  Also, the very year she marries is born another Theophanu, niece of the elder Theophanu's lover; by his grant, the younger will marry Otto II, thus also become Empress of the West. Final punchline: their lines end in 1024 (Henry II) -1025 (Basil II); both Empires' rulers chose to remain childless.