3 Years Eastern Roman Empire Anniversary Celebration

Let's all of us celebrate the 3 years Anniversary of Eastern Roman Empire !!

It was all started 3 years ago (Last week of 2006) and during these years we managed to establish our Region and Alliance of Eastern Roman Empire as the most influential coalition of Hellenic, Roman and Byzantine reference in Nationstates.

Eastern Roman Empire flourished to grow to 300 nations members (while the Alliance many times overexceeded the 1000 nations members), having a Facebook Group presence with 51 members (among them the famous world championists in chess Garry Kasparov and Susan Polgar, a blogspot site, a chat forum etc.

Alliance comprises of many famous Regions like Eastern Roman Empire, Hellenic Civilization, Greek Islands, Athens, Greece, Glorious Praetorian Empire, Empire of the Romans, Empire of Rome, Solar System, Balkan Peninsula, Environment, Western Roman Empire, Konstantinoupolis etc. etc.

A big thank to all its members during the years, WA nations or puppets, roleplayers or game players, forum admins and all NS world in general, all who interacted with us positively or not and offered us this great experience.

Special thanks to Comnemnus, Lonskarvia, Athanasius Ilius, The Three Planets, The State of Denial, Brettonia Enforcers, Basileus Romaion, Princess Carmesina, Alexandros o Megas.

A big thank also to Max Barry for offering us this wonderful, startegic game and his original book of Jennifer Government.

Empire of Rome is NS Featured Region today

Celebrate members of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Empire of Rome is elected as NS today Featured Region !!

We remind that in the past other Alliance Regions and Colonies of our Aliance have been similarly honoured by the game, like Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire, Empire of the Romans (twice), Solar System, Balkan Peninsula, Antioch, Western Roman Empire and Greek Islands !!

Food, drinks, music and fun for all the VIP visitors and local nations of Empire of Rome today from Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Greek Islands NS Featured Region today

Celebrate members of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Our Allied Region of Greek Islands has been selected today as Nationstates Featured Region.

We remind that before Greek Islands, it was Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire, Empire of the Romans (twice), Solar System, Balkan Peninsula, Antioch and Western Roman Empire, among our Allied Regions and Colonies, that have enjoyed the same recognition.

Food, drinks, music and fun for all the VIP visitors and local nations of Greek Islands today from Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Empire of the Romans is NS featured Region today

Celebrate members of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Our Allied Region of Empire of the Romans has been selected today as Nationstates Featured Region.

We remind that before Empire of the Romans, it was Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire, Empire of the Romans (again), Solar System, Balkan Peninsula, Antioch and Western Roman Empire, among our Allied Regions and Colonies, that have enjoyed the same recognition.

Food, drinks, music and fun for all the VIP visitors and local nations of Empire of the Romans today from Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Macedonia: A Letter to President Obama

History-of-Macedonia.com

Μακεδονία - Macedonia, 20.05.2009

Letter to President Barack Obama signed by 201* Scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity from all around the World about ancient Macedonian History

Καταχωρήθηκε: May 20, 2009, 2:17pm EDT από D-Mak

ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE LETTER: Macedonia-evidence.org

(*)Since then, the list of cosigners has grown to 216, see Addenda

The Honorable Barack Obama

President, United States of America
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Obama,

We, the undersigned scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity, respectfully request that you intervene to clean up some of the historical debris left in southeast Europe by the previous U.S. administration.

On November 4, 2004, two days after the re-election of President George W. Bush, his administration unilaterally recognized the “Republic of Macedonia.” This action not only abrogated geographic and historic fact, but it also has unleashed a dangerous epidemic of historical revisionism, of which the most obvious symptom is the misappropriation by the government in Skopje of the most famous of Macedonians, Alexander the Great.

We believe that this silliness has gone too far, and that the U.S.A. has no business in supporting the subversion of history. Let us review facts. (The documentation for these facts [here in boldface] can be found attached and at: [macedonia-evidence.org] )

The land in question, with its modern capital at Skopje, was called Paionia in antiquity. Mts. Barnous and Orbelos (which form today the northern limits of Greece) provide a natural barrier that separated, and separates, Macedonia from its northern neighbor.

The only real connection is along the Axios/Vardar River and even this valley “does not form a line of communication because it is divided by gorges.”

While it is true that the Paionians were subdued by Philip II, father of Alexander, in 358 B.C. they were not Macedonians and did not live in Macedonia. Likewise, for example, the Egyptians, who were subdued by Alexander, may have been ruled by Macedonians, including the famous Cleopatra, but they were never Macedonians themselves, and Egypt was never called Macedonia.

Rather, Macedonia and Macedonian Greeks have been located for at least 2,500 years just where the modern Greek province of Macedonia is. Exactly this same relationship is true for Attica and Athenian Greeks, Argos and Argive Greeks, Corinth and Corinthian Greeks, etc.

We do not understand how the modern inhabitants of ancient Paionia, who speak Slavic – a language introduced into the Balkans about a millennium after the death of Alexander – can claim him as their national hero. Alexander the Great was thoroughly and indisputably Greek. His great-great-great grandfather, Alexander I, competed in the Olympic Games where participation was limited to Greeks.

Even before Alexander I, the Macedonians traced their ancestry to Argos, and many of their kings used the head of Herakles - the quintessential Greek hero - on their coins.

Euripides – who died and was buried in Macedonia– wrote his play Archelaos in honor of the great-uncle of Alexander, and in Greek. While in Macedonia, Euripides also wrote the Bacchai, again in Greek. Presumably the Macedonian audience could understand what he wrote and what they heard.

Alexander’s father, Philip, won several equestrian victories at Olympia and Delphi, the two most Hellenic of all the sanctuaries in ancient Greece where non-Greeks were not allowed to compete. Even more significantly, Philip was appointed to conduct the Pythian Games at Delphi in 346 B.C. In other words, Alexander the Great’s father and his ancestors were thoroughly Greek. Greek was the language used by Demosthenes and his delegation from Athens when they paid visits to Philip, also in 346 B.C. Another northern Greek, Aristotle, went off to study for nearly 20 years in the Academy of Plato. Aristotle subsequently returned to Macedonia and became the tutor of Alexander III. They used Greek in their classroom which can still be seen near Naoussa in Macedonia.

Alexander carried with him throughout his conquests Aristotle’s edition of Homer’s Iliad. Alexander also spread Greek language and culture throughout his empire, founding cities and establishing centers of learning. Hence inscriptions concerning such typical Greek institutions as the gymnasium are found as far away as Afghanistan. They are all written in Greek.

The questions follow: Why was Greek the lingua franca all over Alexander’s empire if he was a “Macedonian”?

Why was the New Testament, for example, written in Greek?

The answers are clear: Alexander the Great was Greek, not Slavic, and Slavs and their language were nowhere near Alexander or his homeland until 1000 years later.

This brings us back to the geographic area known in antiquity as Paionia. Why would the people who live there now call themselves Macedonians and their land Macedonia? Why would they abduct a completely Greek figure and make him their national hero?

The ancient Paionians may or may not have been Greek, but they certainly became Greekish, and they were never Slavs. They were also not Macedonians. Ancient Paionia was a part of the Macedonian Empire. So were Ionia and Syria and Palestine and Egypt and Mesopotamia and Babylonia and Bactria and many more. They may thus have become “Macedonian” temporarily, but none was ever “Macedonia”. The theft of Philip and Alexander by a land that was never Macedonia cannot be justified.

The traditions of ancient Paionia could be adopted by the current residents of that geographical area with considerable justification. But the extension of the geographic term “Macedonia” to cover southern Yugoslavia cannot.

Even in the late 19th century, this misuse implied unhealthy territorial aspirations.

The same motivation is to be seen in school maps that show the pseudo-greater Macedonia, stretching from Skopje to Mt. Olympus and labeled in Slavic. The same map and its claims are in calendars, bumper stickers, bank notes, etc., that have been circulating in the new state ever since it declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Why would a poor land-locked new state attempt such historical nonsense? Why would it brazenly mock and provoke its neighbor?

However one might like to characterize such behavior, it is clearly not a force for historical accuracy, nor for stability in the Balkans. It is sad that the United States of America has abetted and encouraged such behavior.

We call upon you, Mr. President, to help - in whatever ways you deem appropriate - the government in Skopje to understand that it cannot build a national identity at the expense of historic truth.

Our common international society cannot survive when history is ignored, much less when history is fabricated.

Sincerely,

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TITLE
INSTITUTION

Harry C. Avery, Professor of Classics, University of Pittsburgh (USA)
Dr. Dirk Backendorf. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Germany)
Elizabeth C. Banks, Associate Professor of Classics (ret.), University of Kansas (USA)
Luigi Beschi, professore emerito di Archeologia Classica, Università di Firenze (Italy)
Josine H. Blok, professor of Ancient History and Classical Civilization, Utrecht University (The Netherlands)
Alan Boegehold, Emeritus Professor of Classics, Brown University (USA)
Efrosyni Boutsikas, Lecturer of Classical Archaeology, University of Kent (UK)
Keith Bradley, Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Professor of Classics, Concurrent Professor of History, University of Notre Dame (USA)
Stanley M. Burstein, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles (USA)
Francis Cairns, Professor of Classical Languages, The Florida State University (USA)
John McK. Camp II, Agora Excavations and Professor of Archaeology, ASCSA, Athens (Greece)
Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge (UK)
Paavo Castrén, Professor of Classical Philology Emeritus, University of Helsinki (Finland)
William Cavanagh, Professor of Aegean Prehistory, University of Nottingham (UK)
Angelos Chaniotis, Professor, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (UK)
Paul Christesen, Professor of Ancient Greek History, Dartmouth College (USA)
Ada Cohen, Associate Professor of Art History, Dartmouth College (USA)
Randall M. Colaizzi, Lecturer in Classical Studies, University of Massachusetts-Boston (USA)
Kathleen M. Coleman, Professor of Latin, Harvard University (USA)
Michael B. Cosmopoulos, Ph.D., Professor and Endowed Chair in Greek Archaeology, University of Missouri-St. Louis (USA)
Kevin F. Daly, Assistant Professor of Classics, Bucknell University (USA)
Wolfgang Decker, Professor emeritus of sport history, Deutsche Sporthochschule, Köln (Germany)
Luc Deitz, Ausserplanmässiger Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin, University of Trier (Germany), and Curator of manuscripts and rare books, National Library of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Michael Dewar, Professor of Classics, University of Toronto (Canada)
John D. Dillery, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Virginia (USA)
Sheila Dillon, Associate Professor, Depts. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies and Classical Studies, Duke University (USA)
Douglas Domingo-Forasté, Professor of Classics, California State University, Long Beach (USA)
Pierre Ducrey, professeur honoraire, Université de Lausanne (Switzerland)
Roger Dunkle, Professor of Classics Emeritus, Brooklyn College, City University of New York (USA)
Michael M. Eisman, Associate Professor Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, Department of History, Temple University (USA)
Mostafa El-Abbadi, Professor Emeritus, University of Alexandria (Egypt)
R. Malcolm Errington, Professor für Alte Geschichte (Emeritus) Philipps-Universität, Marburg (Germany)
Panagiotis Faklaris, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Denis Feeney, Giger Professor of Latin, Princeton University (USA)
Elizabeth A. Fisher, Professor of Classics and Art History, Randolph-Macon College (USA)
Nick Fisher, Professor of Ancient History, Cardiff University (UK)
R. Leon Fitts, Asbury J Clarke Professor of Classical Studies, Emeritus, FSA, Scot., Dickinson Colllege (USA)
John M. Fossey FRSC, FSA, Emeritus Professor of Art History (and Archaeology), McGill Univertsity, Montreal, and Curator of Archaeology, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Canada)
Robin Lane Fox, University Reader in Ancient History, New College, Oxford (UK)
Rainer Friedrich, Professor of Classics Emeritus, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Canada)
Heide Froning, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Marburg (Germany)
Peter Funke, Professor of Ancient History, University of Muenster (Germany)
Traianos Gagos, Professor of Greek and Papyrology, University of Michigan (USA)
Robert Garland, Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics, Colgate University, Hamilton NY (USA)
Douglas E. Gerber, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Hans R. Goette, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Giessen (Germany); German Archaeological Institute, Berlin (Germany)
Sander M. Goldberg, Professor of Classics, UCLA (USA)
Erich S. Gruen, Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of History and Classics, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Christian Habicht, Professor of Ancient History, Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (USA)
Donald C. Haggis, Nicholas A. Cassas Term Professor of Greek Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Judith P. Hallett, Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (USA)
Prof. Paul B. Harvey, Jr. Head, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, The Pennsylvania State University (USA)
Eleni Hasaki, Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Arizona (USA)
Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Director, Research Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Research Foundation, Athens (Greece)
Wolf-Dieter Heilmeyer, Prof. Dr., Freie Universität Berlin und Antikensammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (Germany)
Steven W. Hirsch, Associate Professor of Classics and History, Tufts University (USA)
Karl-J. Hölkeskamp, Professor of Ancient History, University of Cologne (Germany)
Frank L. Holt, Professor of Ancient History, University of Houston (USA)
Dan Hooley, Professor of Classics, University of Missouri (USA)
Meredith C. Hoppin, Gagliardi Professor of Classical Languages, Williams College, Williamstown, MA (USA)
Caroline M. Houser, Professor of Art History Emerita, Smith College (USA) and Affiliated Professor, University of Washington (USA)
Georgia Kafka, Visiting Professor of Modern Greek Language, Literature and History, University of New Brunswick (Canada)
Anthony Kaldellis, Professor of Greek and Latin, The Ohio State University (USA)
Andromache Karanika, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of California, Irvine (USA)
Robert A. Kaster, Professor of Classics and Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin, Princeton University (USA)
Vassiliki Kekela, Adjunct Professor of Greek Studies, Classics Department, Hunter College, City University of New York (USA)
Dietmar Kienast, Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, University of Duesseldorf (Germany)
Karl Kilinski II, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Southern Methodist University (USA)
Dr. Florian Knauss, associate director, Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek Muenchen (Germany)
Denis Knoepfler, Professor of Greek Epigraphy and History, Collège de France (Paris)
Ortwin Knorr, Associate Professor of Classics, Willamette University (USA)
Robert B. Koehl, Professor of Archaeology, Department of Classical and Oriental Studies Hunter College, City University of New York (USA)
Georgia Kokkorou-Alevras, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)
Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Classical Studies, Brandeis University (USA)
Eric J. Kondratieff, Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient History, Department of Greek & Roman Classics, Temple University
Haritini Kotsidu, Apl. Prof. Dr. für Klassische Archäologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M. (Germany)
Lambrini Koutoussaki, Dr., Lecturer of Classical Archaeology, University of Zürich (Switzerland)
David Kovacs, Hugh H. Obear Professor of Classics, University of Virginia (USA)
Peter Krentz, W. R. Grey Professor of Classics and History, Davidson College (USA)
Friedrich Krinzinger, Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus, University of Vienna (Austria)
Michael Kumpf, Professor of Classics, Valparaiso University (USA)
Donald G. Kyle, Professor of History, University of Texas at Arlington (USA)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Kyrieleis, former president of the German Archaeological Institute, Berlin (Germany)
Gerald V. Lalonde, Benedict Professor of Classics, Grinnell College (USA)
Steven Lattimore, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
Francis M. Lazarus, President, University of Dallas (USA)
Mary R. Lefkowitz, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Emerita, Wellesley College (USA)
Iphigeneia Leventi, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Thessaly (Greece)
Daniel B. Levine, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Arkansas (USA)
Christina Leypold, Dr. phil., Archaeological Institute, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Vayos Liapis, Associate Professor of Greek, Centre d’Études Classiques & Département de Philosophie, Université de Montréal (Canada)
Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Professor of Greek Emeritus, University of Oxford (UK)
Yannis Lolos, Assistant Professor, History, Archaeology, and Anthropology, University of Thessaly (Greece)
Stanley Lombardo, Professor of Classics, University of Kansas, USA
Anthony Long, Professor of Classics and Irving G. Stone Professor of Literature, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Julia Lougovaya, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Columbia University (USA)
A.D. Macro, Hobart Professor of Classical Languages emeritus, Trinity College (USA)
John Magee, Professor, Department of Classics, Director, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto (Canada)
Dr. Christofilis Maggidis, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Dickinson College (USA)
Jeannette Marchand, Assistant Professor of Classics, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (USA)
Richard P. Martin, Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor in Classics, Stanford University
Maria Mavroudi, Professor of Byzantine History, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Alexander Mazarakis Ainian, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Thessaly (Greece)
James R. McCredie, Sherman Fairchild Professor emeritus; Director, Excavations in Samothrace Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (USA)
James C. McKeown, Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Robert A. Mechikoff, Professor and Life Member of the International Society of Olympic Historians, San Diego State University (USA)
Andreas Mehl, Professor of Ancient History, Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)
Harald Mielsch, Professor of Classical Archeology, University of Bonn (Germany)
Stephen G. Miller, Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Phillip Mitsis, A.S. Onassis Professor of Classics and Philosophy, New York University (USA)
Peter Franz Mittag, Professor für Alte Geschichte, Universität zu Köln (Germany)
David Gordon Mitten, James Loeb Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, Harvard University (USA)
Margaret S. Mook, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Iowa State University (USA)
Anatole Mori, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, University of Missouri- Columbia (USA)
Jennifer Sheridan Moss, Associate Professor, Wayne State University (USA)
Ioannis Mylonopoulos, Assistant Professor of Greek Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York (USA).
Richard Neudecker, PD of Classical Archaeology, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Rom (Italy)
James M.L. Newhard, Associate Professor of Classics, College of Charleston (USA)
Carole E. Newlands, Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin, Madison (USA)
John Maxwell O’Brien, Professor of History, Queens College, City University of New York (USA)
James J. O’Hara, Paddison Professor of Latin, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA)
Martin Ostwald, Professor of Classics (ret.), Swarthmore College and Professor of Classical Studies (ret.), University of Pennsylvania (USA)
Olga Palagia, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)
Vassiliki Panoussi, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, The College of William and Mary (USA)
Maria C. Pantelia, Professor of Classics, University of California, Irvine (USA)
Pantos A.Pantos, Adjunct Faculty, Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly (Greece)
Anthony J. Papalas, Professor of Ancient History, East Carolina University (USA)
Nassos Papalexandrou, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin (USA)
Polyvia Parara, Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek Language and Civilization, Department of Classics, Georgetown University (USA)
Richard W. Parker, Associate Professor of Classics, Brock University (Canada)
Robert Parker, Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, New College, Oxford (UK)
Anastasia-Erasmia Peponi, Associate Professor of Classics, Stanford University (USA)
Jacques Perreault, Professor of Greek archaeology, Université de Montréal, Québec (Canada)
Yanis Pikoulas, Associate Professor of Ancient Greek History, University of Thessaly (Greece)
John Pollini, Professor of Classical Art & Archaeology, University of Southern California (USA)
David Potter, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Greek and Latin. The University of Michigan (USA)
Robert L. Pounder, Professor Emeritus of Classics, Vassar College (USA)
Nikolaos Poulopoulos, Assistant Professor in History and Chair in Modern Greek Studies, McGill University (Canada)
William H. Race, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
John T. Ramsey, Professor of Classics, University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)
Karl Reber, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
Rush Rehm, Professor of Classics and Drama, Stanford University (USA)
Werner Riess, Associate Professor of Classics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Robert H. Rivkin, Ancient Studies Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County (USA)
Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Professor of Classics, The University of Vermont (USA)
Robert H. Rodgers. Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature, University of Vermont (USA)
Nathan Rosenstein, Professor of Ancient History, The Ohio State University (USA)
John C. Rouman, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of New Hampshire, (USA)
Dr. James Roy, Reader in Greek History (retired), University of Nottingham (UK)
Steven H. Rutledge, Associate Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park (USA)
Christina A. Salowey, Associate Professor of Classics, Hollins University (USA)
Guy D. R. Sanders, Resident Director of Corinth Excavations, The American School of Classical Studies at Athens (Greece)
Theodore Scaltsas, Professor of Ancient Greek Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (UK)
Thomas F. Scanlon, Professor of Classics, University of California, Riverside (USA)
Bernhard Schmaltz, Prof. Dr. Archäologisches Institut der CAU, Kiel (Germany)
Rolf M. Schneider, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München (Germany)
Peter Scholz, Professor of Ancient History and Culture, University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Christof Schuler, director, Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy of the German Archaeological Institute, Munich (Germany)
Paul D. Scotton, Assoociate Professor Classical Archaeology and Classics, California State University Long Beach (USA)
Danuta Shanzer, Professor of Classics and Medieval Studies, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America (USA)
James P. Sickinger, Associate Professor of Classics, Florida State University (USA)
Marilyn B. Skinner 
Professor of Classics, 
University of Arizona (USA)
Niall W. Slater, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Latin and Greek, Emory University (USA)
Peter M. Smith, Associate Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)
Dr. Philip J. Smith, Research Associate in Classical Studies, McGill University (Canada)
Susan Kirkpatrick Smith Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kennesaw State University (USA)
Antony Snodgrass, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge (UK)
Theodosia Stefanidou-Tiveriou, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).
Andrew Stewart, Nicholas C. Petris Professor of Greek Studies, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Oliver Stoll, Univ.-Prof. Dr., Alte Geschichte/ Ancient History,Universität Passau (Germany)
Richard Stoneman, Honorary Fellow, University of Exeter (England)
Ronald Stroud, Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Literature Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Sarah Culpepper Stroup, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Washington (USA)
Nancy Sultan, Professor and Director, Greek & Roman Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University (USA)
David W. Tandy, Professor of Classics, University of Tennessee (USA)
James Tatum, Aaron Lawrence Professor of Classics, Dartmouth College
Martha C. Taylor, Associate Professor of Classics, Loyola College in Maryland
Petros Themelis, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, Athens (Greece)
Eberhard Thomas, Priv.-Doz. Dr.,Archäologisches Institut der Universität zu Köln (Germany)
Michalis Tiverios, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Michael K. Toumazou, Professor of Classics, Davidson College (USA)
Stephen V. Tracy, Professor of Greek and Latin Emeritus, Ohio State University (USA)
Prof. Dr. Erich Trapp, Austrian Academy of Sciences/Vienna resp. University of Bonn (Germany)
Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Associate Professor of Classics, University of New Hampshire (USA)
Vasiliki Tsamakda, Professor of Christian Archaeology and Byzantine History of Art, University of Mainz (Germany)
Christopher Tuplin, Professor of Ancient History, University of Liverpool (UK)
Gretchen Umholtz, Lecturer, Classics and Art History, University of Massachusetts, Boston (USA)
Panos Valavanis, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)
Athanassios Vergados, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Christina Vester, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Emmanuel Voutiras, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
Speros Vryonis, Jr., Alexander S. Onassis Professor (Emeritus) of Hellenic Civilization and Culture, New York University (USA)
Michael B. Walbank, Professor Emeritus of Greek, Latin & Ancient History, The University of Calgary (Canada)
Bonna D. Wescoat, Associate Professor, Art History and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Emory University (USA)
E. Hector Williams, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Roger J. A. Wilson, Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, and Director, Centre for the Study of Ancient Sicily, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)
Engelbert Winter, Professor for Ancient History, University of Münster (Germany)
Timothy F. Winters, Ph.D. Alumni Assn. Distinguished Professor of Classics, Austin Peay State University (USA)
Ian Worthington, Frederick A. Middlebush Professor of History, University of Missouri-Columbia (USA)
Michael Zahrnt, Professor für Alte Geschichte, Universität zu Köln (Germany)
Paul Zanker, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, University of Munich (Germany)
201 signatures as of May 18th 2009.
For the growing list of scholars, please go to the Addenda. cc: J. Biden, Vice President, USA
H. Clinton, Secretary of State USA
P. Gordon, Asst. Secretary-designate, European and Eurasian Affairs
H.L Berman, Chair, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
I. Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs
J. Kerry, Chair, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
R.G. Lugar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
R. Menendez, United States Senator from New Jersey. Addenda
12 Scholars added on May 19th 2009:
Mariana Anagnostopoulos, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California State University, Fresno (USA)
John P. Anton, Distinguished Professor of Greek Philosophy and Culture University of South Florida (USA)
Effie F. Athanassopoulos, Associate Professor 
Anthropology and Classics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA)
Leonidas Bargeliotes, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, President of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture (Greece)
Joseph W. Day, Professor of Classics, Wabash College (USA)
Christos C. Evangeliou, Professor of Ancient Hellenic Philosophy, Towson University, Maryland, Honorary President of International Association for Greek Philosophy (USA)
Eleni Kalokairinou, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Secretary of the Olympic Center of Philosophy and Culture (Cyprus)
Lilian Karali, Professor of Prehistoric and Environmental Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)
Anna Marmodoro, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford (UK)
Marion Meyer, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna(Austria)
Jessica L. Nitschke, Assistant Professor of Classics, Georgetown University (USA)
David C.Young, Professor of Classics Emeritus, University of Florida (USA)
3 Scholars added on May 20th 2009:
Maria Ypsilanti, Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, University of Cyprus
Christos Panayides, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Nicosia, (Cyprus)
Anagnostis P. Agelarakis, Professor of Anthropology, Adelphi University (USA)

ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE LETTER: Macedonia-evidence.org scholars graeco-roman antiquities obama stephen g. miller paeonia Macedonia Alexander Eurypides Archelaus

01 ERE Alliance liberation

The Region of 01 ERE Alliance, which has been created by the so called "British Empire" as a provocation against Eastern Roman Empire Alliance, has been liberated today by Brave Warrior and it is now a free member region of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Western Roman Empire is today NS featured Region

Celebrate members of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Our Allied Region of Western Roman Empire has been selected today as Nationstates Featured Region.

We remind that before Western Roman Empire, it was Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire, Empire of the Romans, Solar System, Balkan Peninsula and Antioch, among our Allied Regions and Colonies, that have enjoyed the same recognition.

Food, drinks, music and fun for all the VIP visitors and local nations of Western Roman Empire today from Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Constantinople under invasion

The Region of Constantinople (not a member of Eastern Roman Empire but we need to protect it historically) has been raided earlier today, Holy Friday for Christian Orthodoxs, by Persians.

ERE Alliance forces under Brave Warrior are there to defend Constantinople; Alliance has asked also the support of other amicable forces to defend Constantinople.

Any World Assembly members here should relocate in Constantinople and endorse Brave Warrior.

Happy Easter !!

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance wishes a Happy Easter to all its members Nations and Regions, to all Foreign Ambassadors, to all its members in Eastern Roman Empire Facebook Group and in general to all Nationstates and Nationstates2 players.

Antioch is today NS Featured Region

Celebrate members of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Our Allied Region of Antioch has been selected today as Nationstates Featured Region.

We remind that before Antioch, it was Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire, Empire of the Romans, Solar System and Balkan Peninsula, among our Allied Regions and Colonies, that have enjoyed the same recognition.

Food, drinks, music and fun for all the VIP visitors and local nations of Antioch today from Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Eastern Roman Empire gets the VERY HIGH

Eastern Roman Empire Region got yesterday the VERY HIGH Power Status.

After Hellenic Civilization Region when achieved this a few months earlier, it was Eastern Roman Empire's turn to achieve the prestigious VERY HIGH Power Status yesterday.

We remind that Greek Islands, Roman Empire, Greece etc. have already achieved the HIGH Power Status, while Solar System, Balkan Peninsula, Athens etc. the MODERATE one.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Eastern Roman Empire on Facebook

A Global Group has been created on Facebook regarding Eastern Roman Empire!!

You may find it at: http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=69482357568&ref=mf

Among its first members apart of Byzantine Glory, Comnemnus and Rogernomics, are Gary Kasparov and Susan Polgar, the famous, World Championists of Chess!! MAx Bary himsef has also been invited to become a member.

After a few days 43 people have become mebers of Eastern Roman Empire in Facebook.

ERE Alliance in search of a new Constitution

ERE Alliance is in search of a new Constitution in an effort to make a more representative, democratic and full of fun and activity Alliance in NationStates.

Details on the discussions and debates about the new Constitution under preparation are in the Alliance Chat Forum respective thread at http://01ere.proboards42.com

Knights of Saint Andrew

The Region Knights of Saint Andrew represented by Aniane applied to join in Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

ERE Alliance leaders (Alexander of Byzantine Glory, Comnemnus, Athanasius Ilius) welcomed the new Region in ERE Alliance.

Balkan Peninsula is named NS Featured Region

Our Alliance member Region of Balkan Peninsula became NationStates Featured Region today, 2008.

We remind that before Balkan Peninsula, it was Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire, Empire of the Romans and Solar System among our Allied Regions and Colonies, that have enjoyed the same recognition.

Glory to The Empire and its Glorious Regions and Nations members !!

Chat Forum rennovated

Eastern Roman Empire Chat Forum, located at http://01ere.proboards42.com has been rennovated due to the efforts of our Senator Athanasius Ilius.

Thank you Athanasius !!

Ellada and Ellas free again

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance military forces liberated the Regions of Ellada and Ellas from fake history creators pseudo-Macedonians and acquired them as free parts of our Alliance.

Glory to Eastern Roman Empire Alliance and its Glorious members Regions and Nations !!

Wishes for the New Year

We wish to all our Regional and Alliance members and all NS fans in general a "Healthy, Happy and Successful New Year 2009 !!"

2 years ERE Anniversary

Happy Eastern Roman Empire Anniversary !!

Today our Region becomes 2 years old !!

It was December 28th, 2006 when ERE was created by Byzantine Glory !!

Drinks for everyone !! Today is our party day !!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas wishes to all Eastern Roman Empire government members, member nations, allies, foreign ambassadors and every NS fan from Byzantine Glory !!

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance in NS2

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance continues its presence in NationStates 2 in various Words.

The main Alliance it will be aimed to grow even though in World 23 under the guidance of NS Leader of Byzantine Glory.

ERE Alliance aims to those Roleplayers attracted in Hellenic (Greek), Roman and Byzantine ancient history.

Hellenic Civilization Region upgrading

Our Allied Region of Hellenic Civilization got yesterday the VERY HIGH Power Status !!

Congratulations to all the nations living there and to our Alliance for the new achievement !!

Glory to Eastern Roman Empire Alliance and its Glorious Nations and Regions !!

Solar System is named NS Featured Region

Our Alliance member Region of Solar System became NationStates Featured Region on October 3rd, 2008.

We remind that before Solar System, it was Konstantinoupolis, Kypros, ADN, Achaemenid Empire and Empire of the Romans among our Allied Regions and Colonies, that have enjoyed the same recognition.

Glory to The Empire and its Glorious Regions and Nations members !!

Alliance Speaker of the Senate

After our recent election process ending, The Kingdom of Lonskarvia is the newly elected Speaker of the Senate in Eastern Roman Empire Alliance !!

Congratulations Lonskarvia !!

New Head of Military for ERE Alliance

Son of Merlin (Lord vvader) from Glorious Praetorian Empire has been appointed as the new Head of Military for Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Alliance Military Forum

A new Chat Forum related with Eastern Roman Empire Alliance Military activity is under creation.

The new forum will be located at:

http://z10.invisionfree.com/NS_ERE_MilitaryBoard/index.php?act=idx

Byzantine Glory - Princess Carmesina Marriage

As it was announced by our ERE Alliance Ambassador Thedoricus in Tripoli Message Board, I asked Princess Carmesina, Ruler of Tripoli and Edessa Regions to get married with me.

Ambassador Theodoricus Announcement:

"August 22nd, 2008

Greetings to Tripoli Ruler Princess Carmesina by Our Alliance Imperator Alexander of Byzantine Glory Empire !!

Esteemed Princess,
I have been authorized by Our Imperator, to offer You this treasury along with the Colony of Beirut to Your Dominion.
Our Imperator also - and independently the above offerings from Your decision - asks You to accept yourself the title of Empress of Byzantine Glory and Eastern Roman Empire marrying His Excellency.
He will impatiently wait for Your decision on this proposal ...
Praying God to continue to offer You His grace,

Your servant Ambassador Theodoricus "

Princess Carmesina's reply:

"My good lord, yes I am.
I am flattered by your offer to become your betrothed. I see no harm if we conduct ourselves with decency and respect. My nation Byzantine Princess would graciously accept the title of Empress."

As the reply was positive the date of the marriage and other details will be announced soon ...

Alliance Magistrates Extraordinarii Election

The newly elected Magistrates Extraordinarii (Judges) of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance are:

- Brettonia Enforcers (ERE)

- Lord vvader (GPE)

- The Three Planets (ERE)

Congratulations to the new members of ERE Alliance Government !!

Liberation of 01 ERE

Armed Forcces of Eastern Roman Empire Region liberated a few minutes ago the Region of 01 ERE, that it was illegally created and run by anonymous NS players feeling jealousy about our Alliance.

Step by step everything gets in order !!

Liberation of The Praetorian Empire

Our Allied Forces were triumphantly entered and liberated the Region of The Praetorian Empire from The Last Kingdom and the Lamplighters forces.

Justice at the end and the Region returns to its legal owners !!

Glory to The Alliance and its Glorious members nations and Regions !!

ERE Alliance Government

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance Government

IMPERATOR: Byzantine Glory (ERE)

PRIME MINISTER: Comnemnus (ERE)

AEDILE: Augustus Romanus (GPE)

SPEAKER OF THE SENATE: (elections still running between Lonskarvia and Serdica)

SPEAKER OF THE CONCILIUM PLEBIS: (to be appointed by the Imperator)

FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER: Julius Caesar Jr(ERE)

TRIBUNE: Exarchate of Carthage (EoR)

MAGISTRATES EXTRAORDINARII: Brettonia Enforcers (ERE), 2 more (to be appointed by the Imperator)

SENATORS: Syracuseans (Greek Islands), Alexander the Great (HC), Konstantinos IV (ERE), Maxtopians (EoR), Vasileia Romaion (EoftheR), Lonskarvia (ERE), Star Trek Fans Club (Solar System), Grandon (Greece), Athenian Empire (Republic of Greece), School of Homer (Athens), Liberated Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus), EcumenicalPatriarchate (Konstantinoupolis), Lord vvader (GPE), more to be appointed by the regional governments

Other Governmental Positions

After Brettonia Enforcers' decision to accept the position of Magistratus Extraordinarii in our ERE Alliance Government, the following situations has been created:

1. Alliance Speaker of Concilum Plebis: No candidacies - The Emperor has to decide the appointment of a nation in this position.

2. Alliance Tribune: Exarchate of Carthage is re-elected as Alliance Tribune (Recruiter), as no other candidates were in place for the position.

3. Alliance Magistrati Extraordinarii: Brettonia Enforcers replaces Julius Caesar Jr in the position. The Emperor has to appoint two more nations as our Alliance Judges.

Congratulations to The Exarchate of Carthage and to Brettonia Enforcers !!

Alliance Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Empire of Julius Caesar Jr has been elected as our Eastern Roman Empire Alliance Minister of Foreign Affairs !!

We remind that Julius Caesar Jr was the Founder of Roman Republic Region, which he merged with Eastern Roman Empire (at that time 01 ERE Alliance) end of July 2007 and since then he has been a member of our Allied Regions of 01 ERE, Hellenic Civilization, Glorious Praetorian Empire and now of Eastern Roman Empire.

Julius Caesar Jr has resigned as a result from his position as Alliance Magistratus Extraordinarii.

Congratulations Julius Caesar Jr !!

Alliance Aedile Election

The Praetorian Empire Founder of Augustus Romanus keeps his position as our Alliance Aedile till the end of February 2009, as there were no other candidacies for the position.

Congratulations Augustus Romanus !!

Alliance Prime Minister (Consul) Election

The Totality of Comnemnus, our current Alliance Prime Minister, has been re-elected for another 6 months period (till end of February 2009), as he was our unique candidate for the position.

Anshan

Eastern Roman Empire troops password protected the Elamites Royal capital of Persian Empire of Anshan tightening the pressure against the Persians, who are now defendin gonly Ctesiphon.

Persepolis part of ERE Alliance

Persepolis, ancient Persia Empire capital, was password protected yesterday by the troops of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Tehran part of ERE Alliance

Tehran, Iran capital city, was conquered yesterday by the troops of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Expansion in Phoenicia and Beirut

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance expanded yesterday in the Regions of Phoenicia and Beirut, securing the today Lebanon area in the Alliance.

Elections in Eastern Roman Empire Alliance

As we do every 6 months, we will run at this month our Alliance elections for all positions according our Constitution.

Alliance Constitution can be found at http://01EasternRomanEmpire.blogspot.com

Candidacies should be submitted at the respective threads for each position in our Chat Forum till August 16th.

Elections will take place from August 16th till August 23rd.

Results will be announed afterwards.

Good luck to everyone and "Live long and prosper" !!

Persepolis and Anshan

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance armies conquered and colonized the Persian capital regions of Persepolis and Anshan.

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance owns now Achaemenid Empire, Babylon, Susa, Pasargadae, Ecbatana, Persepolis and Anshan and its expansion against aggressors Persians is continuing after the liberation of Tripoli and Edessa regions.

Alexandria

Alexandros o Megas, Founder of Allied Hellenic Civilization Region, acquired yesterday on behalf of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance the Region of Alexandria.

Eastern Roman Empire Alliance Latest Census

Here it is the latest census of Eastern Roman Empire Allied Regions:

- Hellenic Civilization 298 nation states - 6 of them WA members, 247 Billionaires - (481,290,000,000 people), positioned 17th among all 8,990 NS Regions

- Eastern Roman Empire 127 nation states - 11 of them WA members, 106 Billionaires - (229,074,000,000 people)

- Glorious Praetorian Empire 96 nation states - 10 of them WA members, 42 Billionaires - (123,809,000,000 people)

- Empire of the Romans 72 nation states - 19 of them WA members, 56 Billionaires - (217,559,000,000 people)

- Solar System 67 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 61 Billionaires - (100,638,000,000 people)

- Greek Islands 67 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 41 Billionaires - (79,087,000,000 people)

- 01 ERE Alliance Headquarters 52 nation states - 9 of them WA members, 34 Billionaires - (91,426,000,000 people)

- Balkans Peninsula 41 nation states - 9 of them WA members, 15 Billionaires - (52,330,000,000 people)

- Western Roman Empire 38 nation states - 14 of them WA members, 7 Billionaires - (33,068,000,000 people)

- Empire of Rome 37 nation states - 3 of them WA members, 33 Billionaires - (39,910,000,000 people)

- Greece 22 nation states - 10 of them WA members, 18 Billionaires - (81,751,000,000 people)

- Kypros 9 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 2 Billionaires - (6,829,000,000 people)

- Antioch 9 nation states - 2 of them Billionaires - (8,538,000,000 people)

- Konstantinoupolis 8 nation states - 1 of them WA member, 3 Billionaires - (8,543,000,000 people)

- Republic of Greece 5 nation states - 3 of them WA members, 3 Billionaires - (6,283,000,000 people)

- Environment 4 nation states - 1 of them WA member, 3 Billionaires - (3,961,000,000 people)

- Athens 3 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 3 Billionaires - (5,709,000,000 people)

- Olympus 3 nation states, 1 Billionaire - (3,758,000,000 people)

- Republic of Cyprus 2 nation states - 1 of them Billionaire - (2,313,000,000 people)

- Salonica 2 nation states - 1 of them Billionaire - (1,923,000,000 people)

- Northern Cyprus 2 nation states - 1 of them Billionaire - (1,336,000,000 people)

- Greek Macedonia 2 nation states - (1,308,000,000 people)

- Byzantine Empire 2 nation states - (330,000,000 people)

- Praetorian Empire 1 nation state - (669,000,000 people)

- Creta 1 nation state - (559,000,000 people)

- Holy Mountain 1 nation state - (539,000,000 people)

- Western Thrace 1 nation state - (538,000,000 people)

- Byzantine Glory 1 nation state - (457,000,000 people)

- 01 Eastern Roman Empire 1 nation state - (449,000,000 people)

- Corinth 1 nation state - (135,000,000 people)

- Eastern Roman Empire Alliance 1 nation state - (79,000,000 people)

- Members in colonized regions 73 nation states - 9 of them WA members, 18 Billionaires (52,698,000,000)

TOTAL: 1049 nations states - 113 WA members, 698 Billionaires - (1,673,424,000,000 people) - theoretically positioned 7th among all 8,990 NS Regions

Rogernomics is back

Our old and historical member of Rogernomics returned home again after the lies he suffered in The Last Kingdom region, regarding old king Bromanikha fake death (http://imperialism.ipbfree.com/index.php?showtopic=590).

Rogernomics who helped a lot ERE to grow and to have an active forum will undertake the responsibility under a Senator status to develop a new Roleplaying sub-forum for the Alliance.

Welcome back !!

Northern Cyprus is liberated

The Region of Northern Cyprus that was suffering under the Turkish militarists occupation was liberated by the Eastern Roman Empire Alliance forces on July 14th, 2008 and it is now an integrated part of our Region of Kypros.

Minor Asia is liberated

The Region of Minor Asia was liberated and refounded by our Alliance military forces becoming our Alliance new colony.

Persians invade but their defeat is exemplary

Persian Empire invaded the confederated Regions of Antioch Edessa and Tripoli electing their own WA Delegates after the death of the regional founders of the above regions.

Antioch and Princess Carmesina asked the intervention of Eastern Roman Empire army to liberate again the regions.

Alliance Army easily liberated the Regions of Edessa and Tripoli and expelled the Persians invaders, putting back in her throne Princess Carmesina and having new WA Delegates to be elected.

Additionally Eastern Roman Empire Alliance conquered the Persians capital cities of Babylon, Susa, Pasargadae, Eqbatana and put them under its colonized Region of Achaemenid Empire for having the Persians to remember their past, their present and their future in relation with Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Antioch joins the ERE Alliance

The Confederation of Greater Syria (Regions of Antioch run by Antioch, Tripoli run by Princess Carmesina and Edessa, similarly run by Princess Carmesina) asked to join Eastern Roman Empire Alliance.

Their application was thoroughly examined and it was decided to become accepted.

So Antioch leading The Confederation of Greater Syria became the newest member of Eastern Roman Empire Alliance and Antioch was elected as our Alliance Senator, representing Antioch and the confederation in ERE.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious Regions and Nations members !!

Western Roman Empire joins ERE Alliance

The Region of Western Roman Empire decided officially to enter in the Eastern Roman Empire Alliance on July 9th, 2008.

ERE and WRE officially exchanged Ambassadors and their leaders Byzantine Glory and New Caserdon signed a relative Pact to testify the big event.

Glory to the Empire and its Glorious Regions and Nations members !!

Eastern Roman Empire

Our 01 ERE Alliance has dominated and inhabited the historical Region of Eastern Roman Empire.

After that we decided to change our Alliance name to Eastern Roman Empire Alliance and to grow the new Region as our main Region in the Alliance.

Embassies in other regions and all documents have modified their representations and other references accordingly.

Kypros becomes NS Featured Region

Our Alliance member Region of Kypros became NationStates Featured Region on July 9th, 2008.

We remind that before Kypros, it was Konstantinoupolis and Empire of the Romans among our Allied Regions that have enjoyed the same recognition.

NationStates also selected as Featured Regions our Alliance Colonies of Achaemenid Empire and ADN.

Glory to The Empire and its Glorious Regions and Nations members !!

Empire of the Romans NS Featured Region

After Konstantinoupolis and Achaemenid Empire, it was Empire of the Romans that was selected as NationStates Featured Region worldwide !!

Glory to our Empire and its Glorious members Nations and Regions !!

Latest Census in 01 ERE Alliance

Here it is the latest census of 01 Eastern Roman Empire Allied Regions:

- 01 ERE Alliance Headquarters (Motherland in Nation States Game) 284 nation states - 29 of them WA members, 192 Billionaires - (377,831,000,000 people), positioned 18th among all 9,163 NS Regions

- Greece (affiliated region) 23 nation states - 11 of them WA members, 17 Billionaires - (90,273,000,000 people)

- Glorious Praetorian Empire (affiliated region) 107 nation states - 19 of them WA members, 43 Billionaires - (98,859,000,000 people), positioned 42nd among all 9,163 NS Regions

- Athens (affiliated region) 3 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 3 Billionaires - (5,784,000,000 people)

- Greek Islands (affiliated region) 67 nation states - 3 of them WA members, 28 Billionaires - (61,566,000,000 people)

- Balkan Peninsula (affiliated region) 8 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 3 Billionaires - (7,777,000,000 people)

- Hellenic Civilization ("off-spring" region) 296 nation states - 10 of them WA members, 188 Billionaires - (380,985,000,000 people), positioned 17th among all 9,163 NS Regions

- Empire of the Romans (affiliated region) 68 nation states - 20 of them WA members, 53 Billionaires - (196,588,000,000 people)

- Praetorian Empire (affiliated region) 15 nation states - 7 of them WA members, 4 Billionaires - (5,082,000,000 people)

- Western Roman Empire (affiliated region) 54 nation states - 27 of them WA members, 10 Billionaires - (39,910,000,000 people)

- Empire of Rome ("off-spring" region) 40 nation states - 6 of them WA members, 24 Billionaires - (63,112,000,000 people)

- Konstantinoupolis ("off-spring" region) 9 nation states - 1 of them WA member, 3 Billionaires - (12,201,000,000 people)

- Kypros ("off-spring" region) 1 nation state (350,000,000 people)

- Greek Macedonia ("off-spring" region) 2 nation states -(562,000,000 people)

- MADECONIA ("off-spring" region) 1 nation state - (80,000,000 people)

- Western Thrace ("off-spring" region) 1 nation state -(156,000,000 people)

- Salonica ("off-spring" region) 4 nation states, 1 Billionaire - (2,278,000,000 people)

- Creta ("off-spring" region) 1 nation state - (185,000,000 people)

- Holy Mountain ("off-spring" region) 1 nation state -(158,000,000 people)

- Members in colonized regions 46 nation states - 2 of them WA members, 10 Billionaires (24,199,000,000)

TOTAL: 1031 nations states - 110 WA members, 575 Billionaires - (1,367,936,000,000 people) - theoretically positioned 8th among all 9,163 NS Regions

Featured Regions among the Allied Regions

After 01 Eastern Roman Empire Alliance Colony of Achaemenid Empire was selected as NationStates featured Region on April 26th, 2008, today it was our Allied Region of Konstantinoupolis that is selected on its turn as NationStates featured Region !!

Glory to The Alliance and its Glorious members, Regions and Nations !!

Recent news from the Alliance and around NS

During the last two weeks many interesting events took place in 01 ERE Alliance and in NS as a whole. Among them we need to mention here the following:

a. The death of Bromannikha, King of The Last Kingdom, that our Alliance was in a war. The sad event followed by our 'pause" in the war, while our enemies mourn their lost leader. Even though impolite provocations have not been stopped by TLK Minister of Foreign Affairs and his puppets, who tries to solve his personal problems through a continuous bipolar behaviour.

b. Transfer of 01 Eastern Roman Empire Region nations to 01 ERE Alliance Headquarters Region continues normally and smoothly and 246 nations have been already made the new region their home. During the next few days we expect the rest of the remaining nations in the old region to relocate as well.

c. Western Roman Empire continues and deepens the discussions and the negotiation with our Allies of Glorious Praetorian Empire and the Praetorian Empire to join 01 ERE Alliance and to create simultaneously an Alliance with these two regions inside the whole Alliance (like Eurozone in European Union).

d. New Allied Regions and new Colonies have been added in our Alliance during the last days. Among these Allies Balkan Peninsula, MACEDONIA and Western Thrace, while among the new Colonies ADN, Achaemenid Empire and Podgorica complete the Alliance map.

e. The first 10 nations from all over 01 ERE Alliance that lead the Alliance Nations Championship game after 160 days are:

1. Lonskarvia 960 (01 ERE Alliance HQ)

2. Imperium Romaniae 820 (Empire of the Romans)

3. Bujidao 590 (Hellenic Civilization)

4. - 5. Berengere Sauniere 430 (Empire of the Romans)
Corfu Island 430 (Greek Islands)

6. Higemaru 270 (Greece)

7. Sebastos 250 (Empire of the Romans)

8. The Three Planets 230 (01 ERE Alliance HQ)

9. Hellenic Miracle 200 (Hellenic Civilization)

10. Naj Hannah 190 (Empire of the Romans)