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3 days ago · In 1253, Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes accused him of plotting against the throne, though Michael escaped the accusation without punishment following a trial by ordeal of holding a red-hot iron. [18]
2 days ago · A new Byzantine army was assembled under the command of the emperor's uncle John Doukas Angelos, but as Isaac II feared he would be overthrown, Doukas was replaced by John Kantakouzenos, a blind man ineligible for the throne. The Bulgarians attacked Kantakouzenos' camp during the night, killing a large number of soldiers.
Sep 18, 2024 · About 1267 John I Doukas established himself as an independent ruler, with the Byzantine title sebastokrator, at Neopatras, but in expanding his control eastward he came into conflict with Michael VIII, whose attacks he repelled with the assistance of the dukes of Athens and Charles I of Anjou.
Sep 16, 2024 · The European Financial Management Association (EFMA) is pleased to announce the John A. Doukas Ph.D. Best Paper Award to a Ph.D. student who submits the best solo-authored paper to the annual "MERTON H. MILLER" DOCTORAL SEMINAR or EFMA meetings.
2 days ago · Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized:Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. ' Holy Wisdom '), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), 3 is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
Sep 13, 2024 · We would like to thank John A. Doukas (the editor) and an anonymous referee for helpful comments. We also would like to thank Marcel Prokopczuk, Leibniz University Hannover, Jing Yu, University of Sydney, Alireza Tourani-Rad, Auckland University of Technology and other participants of the seminar at Kühne Logistics University, Germany, and 2021 New Zealand Finance Meetings for their helpful comments and suggestions.
Sep 5, 2024 · Posted by Powee Celdran Welcome back to the Byzantium Blogger and here we are again with another Byzantine history article! In this one being the 13th part of this series featuring top lists concerning the lives of emperors who I think have interesting stories, we will go over Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081-1118) whoContinue reading “10 Times Alexios I Komnenos Saved the Byzantine Empire”
