Episode 143 - Strange Trajectories

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 23 June 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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John returns home triumphant but must deal with the Fatimid attacks in the east.

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0:40.6	Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
0:45.0	Episode 143.
0:48.0	Strange trajectories.
0:50.0	Leo Focus was one of Byzantiums great tacticians.
1:00.4	Twice he trapped the armies of Safaddorla in the mountains.
1:04.8	Once he attacked a Magyar camp at night to drive them from thrice.
1:11.3	When he heard the news that John had again pardoned him for treason, he did not react with gratitude.
1:18.4	He would make Zimisky's pay for his leniency and for the murder of his brother.
1:25.7	Soon afterwards his opportunity arrived. John and the army were in Bulgaria and could be gone for
1:32.4	months. It was time for focus to make his move. On this occasion he bribed the right people,
1:40.8	stole a boat and along with his son made his way north to Constantinople.
1:47.7	They landed on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus and made contact with friends in the capital.
1:53.6	The plan was to break into the palace at night and seize power.
1:59.5	First thing they needed were the keys. Leo's friends offered a bag of money to one of the gatekeepers
2:07.5	who made a wax impression of the key. They took this to be forged and were soon in possession
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