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indiction::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | period, period of time, time period |
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There were three different varieties of indiction, each starting on a different day of the year.
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In some areas it was collected by indiction year, every month.
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The indiction was first used to date documents unrelated to tax collection in the mid-fourth century.
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And Albuin, king of the Langobards, moved out of Pannonia in the month of April after Easter in the first indiction.
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An indiction is any of the years in a 15-year cycle used to date medieval documents throughout Europe, both East and West.
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But usage changed, and it gradually became common to talk of the 1st indiction, the 2nd indiction, and so on.
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If the remainder is zero, then the indiction is 15.
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Dating according to indiction remained standard.
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Consular dating had already been abolished in 537, when Justinian introduced dating by the emperor's regnal year and the indiction.
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- A 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
- An indiction is any of the years in a 15-year cycle used to date medieval documents throughout Europe, both East and West. Each year of a cycle was numbered: first indiction, second indiction, etc. However, the cycles were not numbered, thus other information is needed to identify the specific year.
- (Indicting) In the common law legal system, an indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. ...
- In dating terms, a repeating cycle of 15 years beginning on 1st September 312, introduced by the Emperor Constantine for taxation purposes but utilised as a dating system during the medieval era
- A 15-year period having its roots in the rhythm of the assessment of taxes in the Roman empire. A five-year cycle introduced by emperor Diocletian later gave way to a 15-year period. Alongside with the number of a year only the number of that year within the current cycle was given. ...
- A Latin word indicating the first day of the liturgical calendar year. In the Roman Empire the fiscal year did not coincide with the astronomical calendar. ...
