Greek Codexes of Antipatrea (Berat)
The name Antipatrea comes from Antipater (Ἀντίπατρος) one of the generals of the Alexander the Great. The city of Antipatrea was founded by Cassander the son of Antipater who gave the city his father's name.
Antipatrea of Macedonia was a City of Dessaretes tribes. It has nothing to do with Albanians
In very ancient times the Berat city was called Poulxeriopolis and took the name from Pulcheria Augusta sister of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II.
One of the founders of the Xeropotamou Monastery were Empress Pulcheria and Constantine VI Porphyrogenitos.
Iconography of Pulcheria Augusta at Xeropotamou Monastery
Italian painting, Pulcheria and Theodosius stop the Turkish army with their prayers- Year 1623. Painting made in Florence.
There are several gospels found at the Antipatrea/Berat that Albanians call them to be theirs. First the word Codex is Greek.
Codex Purpureus (purple) Beratinus is a purple Codex of Gospels of the sixth century and it is written in the 6th century with gold and silver text. The codex has 197 leaves.
The full Codex Graecus Purpureus Beratinus can be seen here
The codex pages look like this. This is a high definition picture.
Some other pages from Codex Graecus Purpureus Beratinus.
Read more about this at the Les manuscrits grecs de Bérat d'Albanie et le Codex purpureus
Pierre Battifol says that the real name of Codex Beratinus is Evangeliorum Codex Graecus Purpureus Beratinus.
Here is an interesting letter that doesn't even mention Albanians.
The author Battifol has entitled this book wrong because there were no Albanians in Europe in the 6th century. You cannot steal something that is Greek and claim that it is Albanian now.
Codex Beratinus Purpureus Phi, also known as Codex of Berat number 1 is a manuscript that was copied in the sixth century in an imperial scriptorium in Constantinople or somewhere on the shores of Asia Minor during the time of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (circa 483--565, reigned 527--65). The Codex contains the gospels of Matthew and Mark in their original Greek
The Albanian government let the Codex be bad in humidity and then they sent it to China for repairs.
There is a second Codex found at Berat, called Codex Aureus Anthimi, or Codex of Berat number 2
Full view of Codex Purpureus Graecus 1
Full view of Codex Aureus Anthimi or Codex of Berat 2.
The Albanian mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj says that these codexes are part of Albanian history.
There were no Albanians in the Balkans in the sixth century in the Balkans.
