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basileus, basileis (Gr., "king"):
the main title for the Eastern Roman Emperor, used in conjunction
with the words "of the Romans," on seals as early
as the seventh century. The title was used in conjunction with
autokrator.
basilica (Lat., "courthouse"): church
type based on the timber-roofed, longitudinal Roman hall of
justice or meeting hall; such basilicas had one or two apsidal
projections, a nave lit by clerestory windows and side aisles.
The transformation of this architectural type for Christian
worship included the focus on a single apse, to be used to house
the altar.
bema: (Gr., Raised step, tribune): area of
the church containing the altar.
bifolium, bifolia: sheet of parchment or paper
folded to form two leaves or four pages in codex.
boyar (bojar): term used for the military landed
aristocracy in Bulgaria, Kievan Rus and later the Muscovite
State.
bulla (Lat., "locket"): seal attached
to a document, see chrysobul.
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