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Hace 1 día · The mosaic of John II Komnenos, and his wife, empress Irene (Piroska), present gifts to the Virgin Mary and Child, 1118, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Justinian died in 565 CE, but his great Church would outlive him, becoming the epicenter of Orthodox Christianity.
Hace 1 día · John’s successful rule also benefitted from his domestic policy, the economy was reformed, agriculture boomed, taxes were reduced and prosperity in Nicaea thrived. Emperor Theodore II, a man of letters, succeeeded John III, marking a cultural renaissance for the empire – Hellenistic learning flourished with Nicaea forging a more distinctly overt Greek identity, throwing off the shadow of ...
Hace 1 día · Disputes between John V's mother Anna of Savoy and the Patriarch John XIV on one side and Andronikos III's friend and megas domestikos John Kantakouzenos on the other led to a new and devastating civil war, lasting until 1347 and won by John Kantakouzenos, who became senior co-emperor as John VI.
6 de may. de 2024 · Called ho Megas (ὁ Μέγας, translated as "the Great") by the Greeks, Manuel is known to have inspired intense loyalty in those who served him. He also appears as the hero of a history written by his secretary, John Kinnamos, in which every virtue is attributed to him.
Hace 3 días · I think that John Komnenos would have the right political stability to carry on the reforms of his brother, even if he was unpopular among churches, monasteries and many dynatoi; cutting the expenses on court and rogai he would empower the military system, who supported him. The decade 1060s-1070s proved to be pivotal in Byzantine history.
23 de may. de 2024 · A. Bucossi & A. Rodriquez (eds.), John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the shadow of his father and his son, Farnham 2016 P. Frankopan, The First Crusade: The Call from the East. London 2012 J. Harris, Byzantium and the Crusades, London-New York 2003
Hace 5 días · Its military value was recognized by John VI Kantakouzenos (r. 1347–1354), who records that it was virtually impregnable, capable of holding provisions for three years and defying the whole city if need be. He repaired the marble towers and garrisoned the fort, but had to surrender it to John V Palaiologos (r. 1341–1391) when he ...
