#byzantine-empire

Emperor Nicephorus III Botaneiates was a Byzantine emperor who reigned from 1078 to 1081. Born in the late 10th century, he came from a military...    Read more

Justinian I was the Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 AD. His reign was significant for many reasons, including:Justinian's reign saw the...    Read more

Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos was a ruler of the Byzantine Empire who reigned from 1282 to 1328. He was the eldest surviving son of Emperor...    Read more

Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos was a Byzantine Emperor who reigned from 1259 to 1282. He was born in 1223 in Nicaea, the son of a noble family. He...    Read more

Emperor Theophilos was a ruler of the Byzantine Empire who reigned from 829 to 842 AD. He was the second son of Michael II and Thekla, and he came to...    Read more

Emperor Theodorus II Laskaris was a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1254 to 1258. He was the son of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and succeeded...    Read more

Emperor Basil I, also known as Basil the Macedonian, was the founder of the Macedonian dynasty in the Byzantine Empire. He ruled from 867 until his...    Read more

Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos was a ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 1042 to 1055. Born on September 14, 1000, in Constantinople, he belonged...    Read more

Emperor Justin I, also known as Flavius Iustinus, was a Byzantine Emperor who ruled from 518-527 CE. He was born in a peasant family in the province...    Read more

The Komnenian Restoration was a period of Byzantine history that lasted from the late 11th century to the mid-12th century. It was characterized by...    Read more