Romanus II (Dumbarton Oaks coin collection)
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With Nicephorus Phokas in charge of the military the Romans win a string of victories against Sayf al-Dawlah. Constantine VII decides to attack Crete again but dies before the expedition sets off.
Period: 954-960
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Exciting episode.
I noticed one small mistake: at about 24:30, you say 861 when it should (I assume) be 961.
Any chance you will be doing a segment on Luitprand of Cremona??
I will mention him again, I talked about him a bit in the fundraising episode (129)