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syncellus

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syncellus (plural syncelli)

(Christianity) One who holds an office in an Eastern Catholic or Orthodox Church roughly equivalent to that of an episcopal vicar in the Roman Catholic Church.

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G. Syncellus, p.717 In the past, the battle on the Nessos was identified as the Battle of Naissus, but modern scholarship has rejected this view. Source: Internet

Subsequent chronographers, such as George Syncellus (died circa 811), analyzed and elaborated on the Chronicon by comparing with other chronologies. Source: Internet

G. Syncellus, p.717 After Gallienus was assassinated outside Milan in the summer of 268 in a plot led by high officers in his army, Claudius was proclaimed emperor and headed to Rome to establish his rule. Source: Internet

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