SOCIO-CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS

Cycle #1 1 (1.1) From ancient times until 113 BC Indefinite Around 218 years (without 1st subperiod) As far as it's known, around 650 years

2 (1.2) From 113 BC until 110 AD 223

3 (1.3) From 110 until 380-s 270

4 (1.4) From 380-s until mid VI century Around 160

Cycle #2 5 (2.1) From mid VI century until mid VIII century 200 Around 207 years Around 830 years

6 (2.2) From mid VIII century until late X century 230

7 (2.3) From late X century until 1241 260

8 (2.4) From 1241 until 1380 139

Cycle #3 9 (3.1) From 1380 until 1570-s 190 Around 113 years Around 450 years

10 (3.2) From 1570-s until 1700 130

11 (3.3) From 1700 until 1772 72

12 (3.4) From 1772 until 1831 59

Cycle #4 13 (4.1) From 1832 until 1870 38 Around 39 years Around 156 years

14 (4.2) From 1871 until 1917 46

15 (4.3) From 1917 until 1945 28

16 (4.4) From 1945 until late 1980-s 44Cycle #5 17 (5.1) Is still going on currently - Current cycle Current cycle

18 19 20 Prognosis -

Described duration of the buffer zone evolution - around 2100 years

CHRONOLOGY OF EVOLUTION:

ASIA MINOR AS EXTERNAL BUFFER ZONE

Cycle Subperiod Dates Duration of a subperiod (years) Average duration of subperiods within a cycle (years) Duration of a cycle (years)

Cycle #1 1 (1.1) From ancient times until VIII century BC Indefinite Around 303 years (without 1st subperiod) As far as it's known, around 910 year

2 (1.2) From VIII century BC until 327 BC 473

3 (1.3) From 327 until 180 BC 147

4 (1.4) From 180 BC until 110 AD 290