Episode 138 - Abhorring the Palace

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 12 May 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Nicephorus stays at home to administer his realm and manages to alienate every strata of society.

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0:39.2	Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
0:43.9	Episode 138.
0:47.5	Apporing the Palace.
0:53.6	Last time, Nysephyrus Focuss brought Silicia and Cyprus back into the Roman Empire.
1:00.8	His armies raided Syria at will and the city of Antioch now glittered
1:06.0	temptingly on the horizon.
1:09.2	However, today we will base ourselves on the boss first and deal with the problems being
1:15.5	stirred up at home by the new regime.
1:18.5	Nysephyrus had ascended the throne in 963 and after that first year had spent most of his time
1:29.4	in the east conquering.
1:32.7	He now returned to Constantinople to spend most of 967 and 968 in the palace dealing with
1:41.3	administration.
1:42.7	By the end of that period, he was a deeply unpopular figure.
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