Episode 97 - Michael Rhangabe, Emperor of the Romans
The History of Byzantium
Robin Pierson
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🗓️ 31 January 2016
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Nicephorus' successors are his wounded son and his unsuitable son-in-law. Between them they ensure that the dynasty comes to a sad end while Krum improves his position considerably.
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| 0:23.9 | Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium. |
| 0:28.6 | Episode 97 Michael Ragave, Emperor of the Romans. |
| 0:38.8 | Last week we left the Roman army on the run trying to find a way out of the valley of the |
| 0:43.6 | shadow of death that was the battle of Pliska. |
| 0:48.2 | Men fled in every direction and crossed through the mountains and into thrice. |
| 0:53.0 | And there they eventually made their way to the main roads and headed south toward |
| 0:57.3 | Adrianople. |
| 0:59.5 | As the drags began to coalesce, everyone looked around to see who had survived and who |
| 1:05.6 | would now be in charge. |
| 1:10.0 | The Emperor's son Stavrakios had been carried home this far by his men. |
| 1:15.6 | And nasty wound to his spine, men that the heir apparent had no feeling from the waist |
| 1:20.2 | down and as his attendants whispered, was passing a lot of blood in his urine. |
| 1:27.8 | You didn't need to have any medical training to know that this was not good. |
| 1:33.8 | Three other senior figures had made it out alive and they now huddled together. |
| 1:39.5 | They were fully aware that the future of the regime rested on their shoulders. |
| 1:44.6 | One was Stephen, the domestic of the scoli or domestic of the schools. |
| 1:50.1 | This role meant that you were the most senior of the various commanders of the Tachmata. |
| 1:56.2 | In time the domestic of the scoli would often be seen as second in command to the Emperor |
| 2:01.0 | on campaign. |
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