did Constantius think the manuscript was ancient ?

[Steven Avery]

Constantius to Simonides
piastres are thalers

so still. The note from the Patriarch Constantius, acknowledging the receipt of the MS., together with 25,000 piastres, sent to me by Constantius as a benediction, was brought to me by the Deacon Hilarion. All the persons thus named are, I

 

[Steven Avery]

That's it







David


See, this is the part where I had to wake up.

David


Cons do NOT give you a laundry list of direct names to consult for yourself. Simonides DID

Simonides was a child prodigy. Everyone wanted him to do well. Constantius I did, Anthimus did and was his overseer of his activities for a year and a half, Callistratus did and figured love of the Orthodox religion would get him to finish the project, and numerous others. The Greek scholars loved him. He was best in class in at least some of his work. His copying forms of writing was noteworthy in numerous newspapers and journals throughout Greece. He was favored. Philhellenists are those who love the Greek people and wanted their independence and their ascendance into world prominence again. Simonides' dad was governor of the Dodecanese Islands. He had a favored education because of Ioannes Kapodistrias. Every bit of this is relevant. It's his background, and disregarding it is to fail to know Simonides.

He told them people to consult across three countries, and they in England were unwilling to go THREE MILES to confirm the easiest of his contentions.

 

[Steven Avery]

Stewart or the Greek fella?

David​

and the Publishing company







David


A lot of it was only a mile from the British museum







David


a little section of town where a number of things were together.