Roman Empire Emperors
Romanus IV
1067-1071
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ANCIENT - BYZANTINE (5th CENT AD - 15th CENT AD) BYZANTINE EMPIRE Romanus IV, AD 1068-1071 |
| Item Description: |
AV Hist. Nomisma Empire Romanus, Christ & Eudocia Const., Michael & Andron. |
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NGC Ch AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5 |
| Owner: |
Von Werner |
Owner Comments:
Romanus IV was a member of the Byzantine military aristocracy who, after his marriage to the widowed empress Eudokia Makrembolitissa, was crowned Byzantine emperor and reigned from 1068 to 1071. During his reign he was determined to halt the decline of the Byzantine military and to stop Turkish incursions into the Byzantine Empire, but in 1071 he was captured and his army routed at the Battle of Manzikert. While still captive he was overthrown in a palace coup, and when released he was quickly defeated and detained by members of the Doukas family. In 1072, he was blinded and sent to a monastery, where he died of his wounds.
It was under Romano’s that Bari, the final remaining outpost of Byzantine authority in Italy, was forced to surrender on 15 April 1071.