Mosaic of Alexander from the Hagia Sophia
The new Emperor Alexander dies after only a year on the throne. The next six years see an interregnum as the Patriarch, Empress and leading Generals vie to become the guardian to young Constantine VII.
Period: 912-919
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Great episode as always, really enjoying these episodes. i am puzzled about the name Alexander. Why is he not referred to as Alexander ii rather than just Alexander, seeing as there was another before his him Alexander severus.
An excellent point. I think the reason is that Alexander Severus’ full name was Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus. It is our convention to call him Alexander as his first name. The same way Caligula was Gaius and so on. Apparently our Alexander has occasionally been thought of Alexander III with no 2 being https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitius_Alexander
I like the fact that his name is Alexander, and came form the *Macedonian* dynasty.
I am dropping in to let you know how much I have enjoyed The History of Byzantium.
Kicking off the 10th century with a bang, wow! As always, really enjoyed the end-of-the-century episodes, and I’m looking forward to the century ahead!