The Turning Point
Constantine IX Monomachos was a profligate spender who fatally weakened the Byzantine Empire.
John SKylitzes
Five Little Known Facts about Isaac I Comnenus
Isaac Comnenus seized the Eastern Roman Empire’s throne in 1057 but only ruled for just over two years. Even so, he differed in several areas from the empire’s other rulers.
The Top Three 11th Century Byzantine Historians
Three great Byzantine historians – Michael Psellos, Michael Attaleiates, and John Skylitzes
Things the Byzantines have taught me.
History has been a lifelong interest of mine, although I arrived late to the Byzantine party. The gradual accretion of knowledge of the Roman empire in the west, and English history – my early favorites – as I grew up gave me bits and pieces of history at a time, not the whole grand panorama. …
