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Alas
Justinian II was a well meaning ruler
Ah
Until, 698 when a general named Leontius overthrew him and cut his nose off
Now normally, mutilation means you can’t be emperor
People would be blinded, have their balls or nose cut off
Etc
Oof
F
An anarchy continued until 712 when someone was back
Justinian II was back with a golden prosthetic on his nose and he was pissed
His second reign lasted a short time before he was executed
Credits to Leo III the Khazar for fixing the anarchy
Otherwise the Byzantines would have collapsed earlier
Most of the 8th Century onward was a bit quiet since nothing was happening due to ok emperors
Constantine V The dung named was good; despite his name which was given by hostile historians
Enter Constantine VI?
His own mom had him blinded and exiled.
He died soon after.
She was kicked off the throne by a Financial Administrator named Nikephoros I.
He brutally murdered a town’s population with no mercy, and the Tzar Krum was pissed
In 811 AD by the Pliska pass, Krum ambushed Nikephoros’ forces and decimated them all
His son Staurakios died too; the future emperor
Well
Staurakios was mortally injured but he reigned for 4 months before dying
His successor Michael I was ineffective, ruling for 3 years
Everything was pretty fine; till Michael III the drunkard came in
People call him the drunkard because he was lazy and ineffective
He was actually pretty good contrary to what was branded upon him
The byzantine made a lot of territorial gains
Overall, approaching the 9th century the byzantine empire was faring off pretty well.
Basil I the Macedonian ruled until 886? AD after him.
Basil was good. Great financial administrator and conqueroror
Died in a hunting accident after getting dragged by a deer for 16 KM.
The empire was fine for many years after basil died under Constantine VII Porphyrogenitos and Romanos Lekapenos
Enter 960.
The empire’s all fine and dandy, but Romanos’ successor Romanos II is ineffective.
When he dies, a lad named Nikephoros II pinches the throne
Nikephoros was an ugly person, but one of the best military conquerors.
He was eventually killed after a 6 year reign after a conspiracy from a minister that he demoted for ineffectivity