Episode 181 - A Bunch of Nobodies

The History of Byzantium

Robin Pierson

History

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🗓️ 11 January 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Michael IV marries Zoe and becomes Emperor. Despite ill health he rules well with his brother John the Orphanotrophos. Their invasion of Sicily goes well initially but soon falls apart.

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0:40.7	Hello, everyone, and welcome to the history of Byzantium.
0:44.6	Episode 181.
0:47.8	A bunch of nobodies.
0:53.0	Last time we covered the reign of Romanus Ahiros, the aging Grandi, who was chosen by Constantine
1:01.0	the Eighth to prolong the Macedonian dynasty.
1:05.4	Romanus looked like an emperor, but he had trouble being one.
1:10.6	His six years on throne were no disaster, but neither did they address the many problems
1:15.9	facing Byzantium.
1:18.6	In the end, Romanus was murdered so that a new family could step forward, a family who
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