01-12-2011, 11:22 AM
January 11, 347 AD: Birth of the Emperor Theodosius I "the Great" (d. 395).
January 11, 381 AD: The Visigothic king Athanaric and his followers surrenders to Theodosius in Constantinople.
January 11, 532 AD: Start of 8 days serious rioting (Nika-revolt) in Constantinople by the two main circus factions. The riots turn into a rebellion when the aristocracy forces Justinian to name Hypatius (a nephew of Anastasius) emperor.
January 11, 812 AD: Death of the Roman Emperor Staurakios (ruling from July 26 to October 2, 811). After succeeding his father Nikephoros I after the latter's death in the Battle of Pliska, his rule was cut short by a severe wound suffered in the same battle. His brother-in-law Michael I Rangabe forced him into retirement in a monastery, where he died soon after.
January 11, 844 AD: Death of the Roman Emperor Michael I Rhangabes. After forcing his brother-in-law emperor Stauriakos to abdicate, Michael ruled from 811 to 813. After a serious defeat against the Bulgarian army under Krum at the battle of Versinikia near Adrianople in June 813, Michael’s position was seriously weakened. To prevent a rebellion, Michael preemptively abdicated in favor of the general Leo the Armenian. Michael became a monk (under the name Athanasios), while his sons were castrated and relegated into monasteries (one of them eventually becoming Patriarch of Constantinople). Michael eventually died peacefully.
January 11, 1055 AD: Death of the Roman Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, (b. 1000). He ruled from June 11, 1042 to January 11, 1055, a period considered to have been disastous because of his weakening of the Romano-Byzantine forces. In 1053, Constantine foolishly disbanded the Armenian troops to save money, leaving the eastern frontier open to Turkish raids and invasions.
Internally, his rule was weakened by the final schism between the Greek and Roman churches, at a time when Constantine planned to ally with the Pope against the Normans, who had conquered southern Italy. Constantine failed to solve the conflict, fell ill and died a year later.
January 11, 381 AD: The Visigothic king Athanaric and his followers surrenders to Theodosius in Constantinople.
January 11, 532 AD: Start of 8 days serious rioting (Nika-revolt) in Constantinople by the two main circus factions. The riots turn into a rebellion when the aristocracy forces Justinian to name Hypatius (a nephew of Anastasius) emperor.
January 11, 812 AD: Death of the Roman Emperor Staurakios (ruling from July 26 to October 2, 811). After succeeding his father Nikephoros I after the latter's death in the Battle of Pliska, his rule was cut short by a severe wound suffered in the same battle. His brother-in-law Michael I Rangabe forced him into retirement in a monastery, where he died soon after.
January 11, 844 AD: Death of the Roman Emperor Michael I Rhangabes. After forcing his brother-in-law emperor Stauriakos to abdicate, Michael ruled from 811 to 813. After a serious defeat against the Bulgarian army under Krum at the battle of Versinikia near Adrianople in June 813, Michael’s position was seriously weakened. To prevent a rebellion, Michael preemptively abdicated in favor of the general Leo the Armenian. Michael became a monk (under the name Athanasios), while his sons were castrated and relegated into monasteries (one of them eventually becoming Patriarch of Constantinople). Michael eventually died peacefully.
January 11, 1055 AD: Death of the Roman Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, (b. 1000). He ruled from June 11, 1042 to January 11, 1055, a period considered to have been disastous because of his weakening of the Romano-Byzantine forces. In 1053, Constantine foolishly disbanded the Armenian troops to save money, leaving the eastern frontier open to Turkish raids and invasions.
Internally, his rule was weakened by the final schism between the Greek and Roman churches, at a time when Constantine planned to ally with the Pope against the Normans, who had conquered southern Italy. Constantine failed to solve the conflict, fell ill and died a year later.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
