- The
Matzouka (Gr****: Ματζούκα, Turkish: Maçuka) was a
geographical area and
administrative subdivision (bandon) of the
medieval Empire of
Trebizond (1204–1461)...
- Maçka (Gr****: Ματζούκα, romanized:
Matzoúka, the "club"; Laz: მაჩხა Maçxa) is a muni****lity and
district of
Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 925 km2...
- Vazelon,
which were
written by
contemporary monks, most
peasants in the
Matzouka region of the
Empire had
first names relating to
Christian religious figures...
- of
Pontus has been
diverse since at
least the
Middle Ages; in 1204, the
Matzouka (Maçka)
region alone contained Gr****s, Italians,
Lazes and a few Armenians...
-
writer Pseudo-Kodinos in the 14th
century to
include a silver-gilt mace (
matzouka). At this time the
duties of the
protoallagator included commanding the...
- second,
Melik fled, only to fall into the
hands of the
mountaineers from
Matzouka, and 150
years later a
shrine erected to St
Eugenios still marked the spot...
- (drum) and
Pontic lyra. In Akçaabat, only men
performed the dance; in the
Matzouka region, both
women and men
performed it. Syrtos, a
dance with
musical and...
-
Great Palace destruction layer.
Maces (called a rabdion, vardoukion, or
matzouka) and axes (called a pelekion, axina, or tzikourion)
served as
shock weapons...
- in 1410.
Vazelon Monastery was a
center of Gr****
Orthodox life in the
Matzouka/Maçka area,
retaining some
control over
surrounding villages until its...
- and dance,
Pontian clothing traditionally varied from
region to region.
Matzouka and
Santa in
particular had
unique clothing traditions. In the
modern day...
