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was also used to eliminate potential opponents. In the Byzantine Empire, for a man to be castrated meant that he was no longer a man—half-dead, "life that was half death". Castration also eliminated any chance of heirs being born to threaten either the emperor's or the emperor's children's place at
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The mutilation of political rivals by the emperor was deemed an effective way of side-lining from the line of succession a person who was seen as a threat. Castrated men were not seen as a threat, as no matter how much power they gained they could never take the throne, and numerous eunuchs were
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High-ranking provincial governors and court officials, members of a group of nineteen who conspired against Constantine V. The plot was discovered and its members publicly paraded at the Hippodrome on 25 August 766. The two ringleaders, brothers
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a rival, one would not only restrict his mobility but also make it almost impossible for him to lead an army into battle, then an important part of taking control of the empire.
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succeeded in getting a number of men into the city where they were able to blind Philippicus at a bathhouse on June 3, 713. He was followed a week later by the
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Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt
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Blinding as a punishment for political rivals and a recognized penalty for treachery was established in 705, although
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Savvides, Alexis G. K. (1991). "Notes on the Armeno-Byzantine family of Aspietes, late 11th-early 13th centuries".
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Kountoura-Galaki, Eleonora (1983), "Ἡ ἐπανάσταση τοῦ Βαρδάνη Τούρκου" [The revolt of Bardanes Tourkos],
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and effective prime minister for three successive emperors, but could not assume the throne himself.
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As an infant he was castrated for being born an illegitimate son to Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos
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and surrendered. Blinded whilst in confinement in a monastery, likely on Nikephoros' orders.
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The Byzantine Personalities of the Alexiad: Prosopographical Analysis and Synthesis
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Mutilated for being a co-planner in Athalarichos's attempt to overthrow Heraclius
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had Romanos IV Diogenes blinded after tricking him into stepping down as emperor
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were blinded for his failed insurrection against Constantine V during the
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Theodore Myakes and a week after that by the Count of the Opsicians, the
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Basil Lekapenos was castrated as an infant sometime during Emperor
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The popular general was blinded because of a supposed plot against
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Amputation carried out after he tried to overthrow his father,
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the throne. Other mutilations were the severing of the nose (
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conspired to put him on the throne in the aftermath of the
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Emperor who was blinded by supporters of his mother,
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entrusted with high and confidential offices in the
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502:Constantine VI 500: 499: 472: 471: 453:Opsician troops 451:A rebellion of 435: 434: 400: 399: 373: 372: 345: 344: 315: 314: 232: 231: 223:he was blinded 215:For supporting 200: 199: 168: 167: 144: 126:Basil Lekapenos 118: 107: 100: 79: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4326: 4316: 4315: 4310: 4305: 4288: 4287: 4285: 4284: 4282: 4281: 4271: 4266: 4260: 4257: 4254: 4253: 4250: 4249: 4247: 4246: 4241: 4236: 4231: 4226: 4221: 4216: 4211: 4206: 4200: 4197: 4196: 4186: 4185: 4182: 4181: 4178: 4177: 4175: 4174: 4173: 4172: 4162: 4157: 4156: 4155: 4145: 4140: 4135: 4130: 4124: 4122: 4120: 4119: 4116: 4110: 4107: 4106: 4104: 4103: 4098: 4093: 4088: 4083: 4082: 4081: 4071: 4070: 4069: 4064: 4054: 4049: 4044: 4039: 4034: 4029: 4024: 4019: 4013: 4011: 4007: 4006: 4004: 4003: 3998: 3991: 3990: 3989: 3979: 3973: 3971: 3965: 3964: 3962: 3961: 3956: 3955: 3954: 3949: 3944: 3934: 3929: 3924: 3918: 3916: 3910: 3909: 3907: 3906: 3901: 3896: 3891: 3890: 3889: 3879: 3874: 3869: 3863: 3861: 3855: 3854: 3851: 3850: 3848: 3847: 3842: 3837: 3832: 3827: 3822: 3816: 3814: 3810: 3809: 3807: 3806: 3801: 3796: 3790: 3788: 3782: 3781: 3779: 3778: 3773: 3768: 3763: 3758: 3756:Byzantine Bath 3753: 3747: 3745: 3739: 3738: 3736: 3735: 3730: 3725: 3720: 3715: 3710: 3705: 3700: 3695: 3690: 3685: 3679: 3677: 3675:Constantinople 3671: 3670: 3668: 3667: 3666: 3665: 3660: 3650: 3644: 3638: 3628: 3627: 3617: 3616: 3613: 3612: 3609: 3608: 3606: 3605: 3600: 3595: 3590: 3585: 3584: 3583: 3573: 3567: 3565: 3559: 3558: 3556: 3555: 3550: 3549: 3548: 3543: 3538: 3533: 3525: 3520: 3515: 3510: 3505: 3500: 3495: 3490: 3485: 3484: 3483: 3478: 3473: 3468: 3458: 3457: 3456: 3451: 3446: 3441: 3436: 3434:Byzantine Rite 3425: 3423: 3413: 3412: 3402: 3401: 3398: 3397: 3394: 3393: 3391: 3390: 3385: 3380: 3375: 3370: 3365: 3360: 3359: 3358: 3353: 3348: 3338: 3332: 3330: 3324: 3323: 3320: 3319: 3317: 3316: 3314:Grand domestic 3311: 3310: 3309: 3304: 3294: 3293: 3292: 3287: 3280:Komnenian army 3276: 3274: 3270: 3269: 3267: 3266: 3261: 3256: 3251: 3246: 3241: 3236: 3231: 3226: 3221: 3215: 3213: 3209: 3208: 3206: 3205: 3204: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3178: 3172: 3170: 3166: 3165: 3163: 3162: 3157: 3155:Military units 3152: 3147: 3142: 3137: 3132: 3127: 3125:Battle tactics 3121: 3115: 3105: 3104: 3094: 3093: 3090: 3089: 3086: 3085: 3083: 3082: 3077: 3072: 3067: 3061: 3059: 3053: 3052: 3049: 3048: 3046: 3045: 3040: 3034: 3032: 3028: 3027: 3025: 3024: 3019: 3014: 3009: 3003: 3001: 2997: 2996: 2994: 2993: 2988: 2983: 2978: 2973: 2968: 2962: 2960: 2953: 2947: 2946: 2943: 2942: 2940: 2939: 2934: 2928: 2926: 2922: 2921: 2919: 2918: 2913: 2908: 2903: 2898: 2893: 2888: 2883: 2878: 2872: 2870: 2866: 2865: 2863: 2862: 2857: 2852: 2847: 2842: 2836: 2834: 2830: 2829: 2827: 2826: 2821: 2820: 2819: 2817:Medieval Greek 2809: 2808: 2807: 2802: 2797: 2786: 2780: 2772: 2771: 2761: 2760: 2757: 2756: 2753: 2752: 2750: 2749: 2744: 2739: 2734: 2732: 2727: 2722: 2717: 2712: 2711: 2710: 2705: 2695: 2690: 2685: 2680: 2675: 2670: 2665: 2660: 2655: 2650: 2644: 2642: 2637: 2634: 2633: 2631: 2630: 2625: 2620: 2615: 2588: 2587: 2586: 2576: 2575: 2574: 2572:Fourth Crusade 2563: 2561: 2553: 2550: 2549: 2547: 2546: 2541: 2536: 2531: 2529:Macedonian era 2526: 2521: 2516: 2510: 2508: 2500: 2497: 2496: 2494: 2493: 2488: 2487: 2486: 2474: 2469: 2464: 2462:Theodosian era 2459: 2458: 2457: 2452: 2441: 2439: 2431: 2428: 2427: 2425: 2424: 2423: 2422: 2409: 2407: 2402: 2395: 2394: 2382: 2381: 2373: 2372: 2365: 2358: 2350: 2343: 2342: 2336: 2314: 2308: 2290: 2282: 2262: 2254: 2246:Dumbarton Oaks 2237: 2216: 2203: 2198: 2185: 2177: 2160: 2152: 2135: 2127: 2103: 2095: 2075: 2069: 2051: 2043: 2035:Dumbarton Oaks 2019: 2007: 2001: 1985: 1977: 1960: 1952: 1931: 1917: 1898:(5): 203–215, 1887: 1879: 1866: 1860: 1848:, ed. (1991). 1842: 1834: 1817: 1809: 1792: 1784: 1767: 1759: 1743:Garland, Lynda 1738: 1736: 1733: 1731: 1730: 1714: 1698: 1686: 1682:Treadgold 1988 1674: 1659: 1647: 1635: 1631:Skoulatos 1980 1623: 1611: 1594: 1582: 1567: 1563:Treadgold 1997 1555: 1543: 1539:Treadgold 1997 1531: 1527:Treadgold 1988 1519: 1507: 1495: 1491:Skoulatos 1980 1483: 1468: 1456: 1441: 1429: 1417: 1405: 1393: 1381: 1369: 1357: 1342: 1330: 1315: 1311:Longworth 1997 1303: 1288: 1275: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1266: 1253: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1233: 1230: 1229: 1227: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1201: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1183: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1172: 1169: 1165: 1164: 1162: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1143: 1142: 1140: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1113: 1112: 1110: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1082: 1081: 1079: 1078:as co-emperor 1070:Rebelled with 1068: 1065: 1062: 1060:George Peganes 1056: 1055: 1053: 1052:as co-emperor 1046:George Peganes 1044:Rebelled with 1042: 1037: 1034: 1028: 1027: 1025: 1019: 1016: 1013: 1007: 1006: 1004: 1001: 998: 993: 981: 980: 978: 975: 972: 969: 957: 956: 954: 941: 936: 933: 927: 926: 924: 918: 913: 910: 904: 903: 901: 891: 888: 885: 868: 867: 865: 859: 854: 851: 837: 836: 834: 828: 825: 822: 810: 809: 807: 800: 797: 794: 782: 781: 779: 760: 757: 754: 742: 741: 739: 733: 730: 727: 715: 714: 712: 710:Constantine VI 698: 695: 692: 687:Alexios Mosele 680: 679: 677: 665:Constantine VI 661: 658: 655: 643: 642: 640: 634: 631: 628: 616: 615: 613: 606: 603: 600: 588: 587: 585: 578: 575: 572: 560: 559: 557: 542: 539: 536: 523: 522: 520: 513: 510: 507: 495: 494: 492: 485: 482: 479: 467: 466: 464: 449: 446: 443: 430: 429: 427: 413: 410: 407: 395: 394: 392: 386: 383: 380: 368: 367: 365: 358: 355: 352: 340: 339: 337: 330: 325: 322: 310: 309: 307: 295: 292: 289: 281: 280: 278: 268: 265: 262: 258: 257: 255: 245: 242: 239: 227: 226: 224: 213: 210: 207: 195: 194: 192: 181: 178: 175: 163: 162: 159: 156: 153: 150: 143: 140: 135:parakoimomenos 122: 610–641 111: 602–610 99: 96: 78: 75: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4325: 4314: 4311: 4309: 4306: 4304: 4303:Byzantine law 4301: 4300: 4298: 4280: 4276: 4272: 4270: 4267: 4265: 4262: 4261: 4259: 4258: 4255: 4245: 4242: 4240: 4237: 4235: 4232: 4230: 4227: 4225: 4222: 4220: 4217: 4215: 4212: 4210: 4207: 4205: 4202: 4201: 4198: 4191: 4187: 4171: 4168: 4167: 4166: 4163: 4161: 4158: 4154: 4151: 4150: 4149: 4146: 4144: 4141: 4139: 4136: 4134: 4131: 4129: 4128:Encyclopedias 4126: 4125: 4123: 4117: 4115: 4112: 4111: 4108: 4102: 4099: 4097: 4094: 4092: 4089: 4087: 4084: 4080: 4077: 4076: 4075: 4072: 4068: 4065: 4063: 4060: 4059: 4058: 4055: 4053: 4052:Hellenization 4050: 4048: 4045: 4043: 4040: 4038: 4035: 4033: 4030: 4028: 4025: 4023: 4020: 4018: 4015: 4014: 4012: 4010:Everyday life 4008: 4002: 3999: 3997: 3996: 3992: 3988: 3985: 3984: 3983: 3982:Acritic songs 3980: 3978: 3975: 3974: 3972: 3970: 3966: 3960: 3957: 3953: 3950: 3948: 3945: 3943: 3940: 3939: 3938: 3935: 3933: 3930: 3928: 3925: 3923: 3920: 3919: 3917: 3915: 3911: 3905: 3902: 3900: 3897: 3895: 3892: 3888: 3885: 3884: 3883: 3880: 3878: 3875: 3873: 3870: 3868: 3865: 3864: 3862: 3860: 3856: 3846: 3843: 3841: 3838: 3836: 3833: 3831: 3828: 3826: 3825:Hosios Loukas 3823: 3821: 3818: 3817: 3815: 3811: 3805: 3802: 3800: 3797: 3795: 3792: 3791: 3789: 3787: 3783: 3777: 3774: 3772: 3769: 3767: 3764: 3762: 3759: 3757: 3754: 3752: 3749: 3748: 3746: 3744: 3740: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3724: 3721: 3719: 3716: 3714: 3711: 3709: 3706: 3704: 3701: 3699: 3696: 3694: 3691: 3689: 3686: 3684: 3681: 3680: 3678: 3676: 3672: 3664: 3661: 3659: 3656: 3655: 3654: 3651: 3649: 3646: 3645: 3642: 3639: 3637: 3633: 3629: 3622: 3618: 3604: 3601: 3599: 3596: 3594: 3591: 3589: 3586: 3582: 3579: 3578: 3577: 3574: 3572: 3569: 3568: 3566: 3564: 3560: 3554: 3551: 3547: 3544: 3542: 3539: 3537: 3534: 3532: 3529: 3528: 3526: 3524: 3521: 3519: 3516: 3514: 3511: 3509: 3506: 3504: 3501: 3499: 3498:Monophysitism 3496: 3494: 3491: 3489: 3486: 3482: 3479: 3477: 3474: 3472: 3471:Armenian Rite 3469: 3467: 3464: 3463: 3462: 3459: 3455: 3452: 3450: 3447: 3445: 3442: 3440: 3437: 3435: 3432: 3431: 3430: 3427: 3426: 3424: 3422: 3418: 3414: 3407: 3403: 3389: 3388:Naval battles 3386: 3384: 3381: 3379: 3376: 3374: 3371: 3369: 3366: 3364: 3361: 3357: 3354: 3352: 3349: 3347: 3344: 3343: 3342: 3339: 3337: 3334: 3333: 3331: 3329: 3325: 3315: 3312: 3308: 3305: 3303: 3300: 3299: 3298: 3295: 3291: 3288: 3286: 3283: 3282: 3281: 3278: 3277: 3275: 3271: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3255: 3252: 3250: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3240: 3237: 3235: 3232: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3216: 3214: 3210: 3202: 3199: 3197: 3194: 3192: 3189: 3187: 3184: 3183: 3182: 3179: 3177: 3174: 3173: 3171: 3167: 3161: 3158: 3156: 3153: 3151: 3148: 3146: 3143: 3141: 3138: 3136: 3133: 3131: 3128: 3126: 3123: 3122: 3119: 3116: 3114: 3110: 3106: 3099: 3095: 3081: 3078: 3076: 3073: 3071: 3068: 3066: 3063: 3062: 3060: 3058: 3054: 3044: 3041: 3039: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3029: 3023: 3020: 3018: 3015: 3013: 3010: 3008: 3005: 3004: 3002: 2998: 2992: 2989: 2987: 2984: 2982: 2979: 2977: 2974: 2972: 2969: 2967: 2964: 2963: 2961: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2948: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2929: 2927: 2923: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2911:Protasekretis 2909: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2899: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2882: 2879: 2877: 2874: 2873: 2871: 2867: 2861: 2858: 2856: 2853: 2851: 2848: 2846: 2843: 2841: 2838: 2837: 2835: 2831: 2825: 2822: 2818: 2815: 2814: 2813: 2810: 2806: 2803: 2801: 2798: 2796: 2793: 2792: 2791: 2788: 2787: 2784: 2781: 2777: 2773: 2766: 2762: 2748: 2745: 2743: 2740: 2737: 2733: 2731: 2728: 2726: 2723: 2721: 2718: 2716: 2713: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2700: 2699: 2696: 2694: 2691: 2689: 2686: 2684: 2681: 2679: 2676: 2674: 2671: 2669: 2666: 2664: 2661: 2659: 2656: 2654: 2651: 2649: 2646: 2645: 2643: 2635: 2629: 2626: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2616: 2613: 2609: 2605: 2601: 2597: 2593: 2589: 2585: 2582: 2581: 2580: 2577: 2573: 2570: 2569: 2568: 2565: 2564: 2562: 2556: 2551: 2545: 2542: 2540: 2539:Komnenian era 2537: 2535: 2532: 2530: 2527: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2511: 2509: 2503: 2498: 2492: 2489: 2484: 2480: 2479: 2478: 2477:Heraclian era 2475: 2473: 2472:Justinian era 2470: 2468: 2465: 2463: 2460: 2456: 2453: 2451: 2448: 2447: 2446: 2443: 2442: 2440: 2434: 2429: 2421: 2420: 2416: 2415: 2414: 2411: 2410: 2408: 2405: 2400: 2396: 2392: 2387: 2383: 2378: 2371: 2366: 2364: 2359: 2357: 2352: 2351: 2348: 2339: 2337:0-8047-2630-2 2333: 2329: 2325: 2324: 2319: 2315: 2311: 2305: 2301: 2300: 2295: 2291: 2285: 2283:0-8122-1128-6 2279: 2275: 2271: 2267: 2263: 2257: 2255:0-88402-324-9 2251: 2247: 2243: 2238: 2234: 2230: 2226: 2222: 2217: 2213: 2209: 2204: 2201: 2199:3-631-47138-6 2195: 2191: 2186: 2180: 2178:0-226-72015-2 2174: 2170: 2166: 2161: 2155: 2153:0-313-32437-9 2149: 2145: 2141: 2136: 2130: 2128:0-8135-1198-4 2124: 2120: 2115: 2114: 2108: 2104: 2098: 2096:0-14-011448-3 2092: 2088: 2084: 2080: 2076: 2072: 2070:0-246-10559-3 2066: 2062: 2061: 2056: 2052: 2046: 2044:0-88402-184-X 2040: 2036: 2032: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2013: 2008: 2004: 2002:0-19-822568-7 1998: 1994: 1990: 1986: 1980: 1978:0-8143-1764-2 1974: 1970: 1966: 1961: 1955: 1953:0-312-17445-4 1949: 1945: 1940: 1939: 1932: 1928: 1927: 1922: 1918: 1915: 1911: 1906: 1901: 1897: 1893: 1888: 1882: 1876: 1872: 1867: 1863: 1861:0-19-504652-8 1857: 1853: 1852: 1847: 1843: 1837: 1835:0-19-927968-3 1831: 1827: 1823: 1818: 1812: 1810:0-88141-202-3 1806: 1802: 1798: 1793: 1787: 1785:0-7546-5737-X 1781: 1777: 1773: 1768: 1762: 1760:0-415-14688-7 1756: 1752: 1748: 1744: 1740: 1739: 1727: 1723: 1718: 1711: 1707: 1702: 1695: 1690: 1683: 1678: 1672:, p. 41. 1671: 1666: 1664: 1657:, p. 357 1656: 1651: 1645:, p. 222 1644: 1639: 1632: 1627: 1620: 1615: 1609:, p. 162 1608: 1603: 1601: 1599: 1592:, p. 643 1591: 1586: 1579: 1574: 1572: 1564: 1559: 1552: 1551:Savvides 1991 1547: 1540: 1535: 1529:, p. 224 1528: 1523: 1516: 1511: 1505:, p. 533 1504: 1499: 1492: 1487: 1480: 1475: 1473: 1465: 1460: 1454:, p. 73. 1453: 1448: 1446: 1439:, p. 605 1438: 1433: 1427:, p. 581 1426: 1421: 1414: 1409: 1402: 1397: 1391:, p. 370 1390: 1385: 1379:, p. 124 1378: 1373: 1367:, p. 143 1366: 1361: 1355:, p. 167 1354: 1349: 1347: 1339: 1334: 1328:, p. 124 1327: 1322: 1320: 1313:, p. 321 1312: 1307: 1300: 1299:Ringrose 2003 1295: 1293: 1285: 1280: 1276: 1263: 1257: 1250: 1244: 1240: 1228: 1225: 1221: 1217: 1214: 1211: 1209: 1206: 1205: 1202: 1200: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1181: 1178: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1148: 1145: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1121: 1115: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1104: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1090: 1084: 1083: 1080: 1077: 1073: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1057: 1054: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1020: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1008: 1005: 1002: 999: 994: 989: 983: 982: 979: 976: 973: 970: 965: 959: 958: 955: 953: 949: 945: 942: 937: 934: 932: 929: 928: 925: 923: 919: 914: 911: 909: 906: 905: 902: 900: 896: 892: 889: 886: 883: 876: 875:Theophylact, 870: 869: 866: 864: 860: 855: 852: 850: 846: 842: 839: 838: 835: 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Index


Leo Phokas the Elder
Romanos Lekapenos
Madrid Skylitzes
Mutilation
punishment
criminals
Byzantine Empire
empire's political life
blinding
Castration
rhinotomy
Byzantine court and administration
reflection of heavenly authority
Justinian II
Phocas
Heraclius
Basil Lekapenos
Romanos I Lekapenos
parakoimomenos
Alexios Philanthropenos
Thracesian Theme
Andronikos II Palaiologos
Anastasius of Constantinople
Artabasdos
Constantine V
Artabasdos
Niketas
iconoclasm crisis
Thracesians

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