Nomisma histamenon of Constantine X Doukas
Constantine X Doukas spends his reign doing little to help the eastern front. We explore the possible reasons for this inactivity. We also cover Doukas’ death and the oath he made his wife swear.
Period: 1059-67
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Nomisma histamenon of Isaac I Komnenos
Isaac Komnenos comes to power urgently trying to restore the budget. But when he dies two years later his successor Constantine X Doukas reverses his economising. As he cuts from the military budget instead Turkic raiders sack the Armenian city of Ani.
Period: 1057-64
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Nomisma histamenon of Michael VI
Theodora resumes control of the Empire but dies a year later. Her eunuchs choose Michael Bringas to replace her but he is not approved of by the Empire’s military establishment.
Period: 1055-57
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An interview with Professor Barry Strauss about his new book ’10 Caesars’ and his podcast ‘Antiquitas.’ I quiz him about the two Emperors with most relevance to Byzantium: Diocletian and Constantine.
Download: An interview with Barry Strauss
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Sultan Tughril Beg on 1 Manat 2009 Banknote from Turkmenistan
As Constantine IX leaves the stage we see him desperately searching for ways to raise tax revenue.
Period: 1054-55
Download: End of Act Two
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Painting of Pope Leo IX from St Kilian Church, Dingsheim, France
The rapacious behaviour of the Normans in Italy brings together an alliance against them. The Byzantines and the Papacy try to get on the same page but discover that they may never be able to.
Period: 1054
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Principal stages in the debasement of the nomisma (from the Economic History of Byzantium, Dumbarton Oaks)
After the Pecheneg Wars the Roman treasury was empty. We look at Constantine Monomachos’ response to this and other Imperial expenses which may have exacerbated the situation.
Period: 1042-54
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Pecheneg tribesman from Byzantine Armies 886-1118 by Osprey
The first large Seljuk raids on the Empire begin a chain of events which unravel Byzantium’s Western defences.
Period: 1047-54
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The ruins of Ani as seen from the Armenian side
Constantine Monomachos faces yet more challenges in the early years of his reign. We cover the annexation of Ani, the Pechenegs crossing the Danube and the revolt of Leo Tornikios.
Period: 1044-47
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Constantine IX Monomachos (left) and Zoe (right) (mosaic in Hagia Sophia)
Constantine IX Monomachos (mosaic in Hagia Sophia)
Zoe chooses Constantine Monomachos to be her new husband and Emperor. We discuss his character and relationship with our historian Michael Psellos. Then move on to two major challenges which greeted his arrival on the throne.
Period: 1042-44
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