Epoch Theory (In the Shadow of OIympus)

In the Pyrrhic Epoch timeline Epoch Theory is the proposed cyclical nature of civilization taking place between the 13th century BC and the late 18th century AD. It states that the rise and decline of Greek influence in the international community can be broken up into periods called epochs.

First postulated by the Byzantine historian Makedonikos Konstantinou in the late 15th century in his letter to the king, Epoch Theory has since undergone numerous revisions refining superstitious and religious undertones.

Makedonikos' Statement
"This world is fated... to turn like a coin, belonging in succession to the sons of Olympus and to the hordes. Each period of glory gives way to one of darkness." - Makedonikos, Letter to the King, 1498

In his works, Makedonikos' repeatedly uses coin metaphors, possibly as reference to the Orphan Coin, the heirloom of the early Pyrrhic dynasty.