tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post83093243992265217..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Holmes & Cook: The Grand Duchy of KarameikosFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-32022589063309027892011-06-05T00:40:01.555-05:002011-06-05T00:40:01.555-05:00[Specularum] may have been the outskirts of a Rome...<i>[Specularum] may have been the outskirts of a Rome-like empire of the classical civilization.</i><br /><br />This is, in fact, borne out in the Mentzer-era Karameikos Gazetteer, where the Grand Duchy is explained as a mainland holding of the Empire of Thyatis, itself based on a mix of the classical and Holy Roman Empire.<br /><br />As always, your logic is impeccable. Another great post.Erin Smalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085303583608172242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-57741837984133016292011-06-03T20:24:10.594-05:002011-06-03T20:24:10.594-05:00Ah, I am a fan of Karameikos and have often posted...Ah, I am a fan of Karameikos and have often posted about it -- more!Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-84039514410623275082011-06-03T17:37:14.013-05:002011-06-03T17:37:14.013-05:00This is one of the most sharp deconstructions I...This is one of the most sharp deconstructions I've read in some time. Props.Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743073987491198533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-21000612000955380012011-06-03T15:46:14.838-05:002011-06-03T15:46:14.838-05:00"Karameikos" is probably cribbed from th..."Karameikos" is probably cribbed from the Greek "Kerameikos" or pottery market, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerameikos" rel="nofollow">notable neighborhood of Athens</a>.<br /><br />You may also be interested in <a href="http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node%2F6596" rel="nofollow">this new social science study</a> of the persistent legacy of the Habsburg Empire.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.com