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	Constantine VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Constantine VI (771 - 797-805) succeeded his father Leo IV as Byzantine emperor at the age of nine in 780, and was emperor under the regency of his iconophile mother Irene.
		This backfired and Constantine finally came to power in 790 after the Armenians in the army rebelled against Irene, although she was allowed to keep the title of Empress.
		Pretenders to the throne claiming to be Constantine VI later appeared during the reign of Michael II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constantine_VI (347 words)

	Constantine VI of Armenia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Constantine VI of Armenia (died 1373) ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1362 to 1373.
		Constantine came to the throne on the death of his cousin Constantine V of Armenia.
		Constantine was the second husband of Marie of Armenia, daughter of Oshin of Corycos and Jeanne of Anjou.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constantine_VI_of_Armenia (161 words)

	AllRefer.com - Constantine VI, Byzantine emperor (Ancient History, Late Roman And Byzantine, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Constantine recalled her in 792 and made her joint ruler.
		Constantine died in obscurity during the reign (820–29) of Michael II.
		Constantine fought indecisively against the Bulgarians and the Arabs.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Constnt6Byz.html (245 words)

	List of Byzantine Emperors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Constantine VI the Blinded (771-797, ruled 780 - 797) — son of Leo IV
		Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (the Purple-born) (905-959, ruled 913 - 959) — son of Leo VI
		Constantine VIII Porphyrogentius (960-1028, ruled 1025 - 1028) — son of Romanus II, brother of Basil II
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_byzantine_emperors.html (1469 words)

	Part I: Constantine Until 325 CE (Amy Grumberg)
		Constantine accepted his position without clamour or commotion, though it was a lower one than that which he had intended.
		While Constantine was away in the Rhine, the two remaining emperors battled at Heraclea, where the now-Christian armies of Licinius defeated Maximinus, who gave up his purple and fled to Tarsus, leaving Licinius as the sole Augustus of the Eastern half of the empire.
		When Constantine became Caesar in 306, he revoked the Diocletian laws in the lands that were under his control and returned the Christians to their former status (Barnes, 28).
	www.mta.ca /faculty/humanities/classics/Course_Materials/clas3031/projects/grumberg_et_al.html (2100 words)

	LATER ROMAN EMPIRE - LoveToKnow Article on LATER ROMAN EMPIRE
		Besides the adoption of Christianity, Constantines reign is marked by an event only second in importance, the shifting of the centre of gravity of the Empire from the west to the east by making Byzantium a second capital, a second Rome.
		Leos son Constantine V. pursued the same policy with greater rigour, meeting the monastic resistance by systematic persecution, and in his reign a general council condemned image-worship (~5~l).
		Constantine X., in order to carry out a revolutionary, anti-military policy, found it necessary to alter the composition of the senate by introducing a number of new men from the lower classes.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RO/ROMAN_EMPIRE_LATER.htm (18760 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Irene (Wife of Leo IV)
		Constantine VI (780-797 A.D.) and Irene (797-802 A.D.)
		While Irene was an orphan, her uncle Constantine Sarantapechos was a patrician and possibly strategos (commander of the theme) of the Helladics; his son and her nephew Theophylact, a spatharius -- presumably appointed by Irene herself -- is mentioned in connection with the suppression of a revolt centering around Constantine V's sons in 799.
		Their only child, Constantine, named for his grandfather Constantine V, was born on 14 January 771 and four years later, on the death of his father in August 775, Leo was to succeed to the throne at the age of twenty-five years.
	www.roman-emperors.org /irene.htm (9864 words)

	IRENE - LoveToKnow Article on IRENE
		Originally a poor but beautiful Athenian orphan, she speedily gained the love and confidence of her feeble husband, and at his death~in 780 was left by him sole guardian of the empire and of their ten-year-old son Constantine VI.
		A hollow semblance of friendship was maintained between Constantine and Irene, whose title of empress was confirmed in 792; but the rival factions remained, and Irene, by skilful intrigues with the bishops and courtiers, organized a powerful conspiracy on her own behalf.
		Constantine could only flee for aid to the provinces, but even there he was surrounded by participants in the plot.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /I/IR/IRENE.htm (685 words)

	List of Byzantine Emperors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Constantine III Heraclius (612-641, ruled 641) – son of Heraclius
		Constantine VI the Blinded (771-797, ruled 780 - 797) – son of Leo IV
		Constantine VIII Porphyrogenitus (960-1028, ruled 1025 - 1028) – son of Romanus II, brother of Basil II
	www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/List_of_Byzantine_Emperors (1544 words)

	Dynasty
		Constantine III: The Bold: Born 410, Emperor 429 to 460.
		Constantine VI: born 509, Emperor 534 to 559.
		Constantine XI: born 629, Heir to the Throne.
	www.mindspring.com /~seamilo/dynasty.htm (326 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Donation of Constantine
		By this name is understood, since the end of the Middle Ages, a forged document of Emperor Constantine the Great, by which large privileges and rich possessions were conferred on the pope and the Roman Church.
		The Lateran basilica at Rome, built by Constantine, shall surpass all churches as their head, similarly the churches of St. Peter and St. Paul shall be endowed with rich possessions.
		The medieval adversaries of the popes, on the other hand, never denied the validity of this appeal to the pretended donation of Constantine, but endeavoured to show that the legal deductions drawn from it were founded on false interpretations.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05118a.htm (3238 words)

	Rodolphe Guilland, "Les Eunuques dans l'Empire Byzantin" (English)
		II 512; Zonaras III 588-589), Constantine distinguished himself as a governor and was appointed Domestikos of the Scholes of the East (Cedr.
		Constantine IX hastily put together a mercenary army and entrusted its command to the patrician eunuch John the Philosopher, one of the chamberlains of the Empress Zoe (Cedr.
		The Ceremonial of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the 10th century demonstrates the important role of eunuchs in the life of the Grand Palace and in the numerous and sumptuous palace ceremonials.
	www.well.com /user/aquarius/guilland-eunuques.htm (13232 words)

	Constantinople (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Constantine XI Byzantium had first been reconstructed in the time of Septimius Severus not just as a Roman city, but modelled on Rome itself, on and around seven hills.
		In AD 790 Constantine VI, chafing at still being kept in tutelage by his mother, and angered at weakness displayed in Asia Minor, effected a coup d'état and took the reigns of power into his own hands.
		Alexander was the younger brother of Leo VI and the third son of Basil.
	www.roman-empire.net /constant/constantinople.html (13388 words)

	Empress Irene of Athens
		When Leo IV died in 780, Constantine VI became emperor with Irene as his regent (the person who would rule in his place until he came of age).
		When Constantine VI came of age around 790, he was determined to rule for himself.
		Constantine VI then planned to remove Irene from the Byzantine capital of Constantinople, but she learned of the plot and had him confined in the palace.
	www.edwardsly.com /irene.htm (767 words)

	Christian History Handbook: Medieval: Lecture Seven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Constantine V, son of Leo III, was an aggressive emperor who took advantage of the temporary internal confusion among the Muslim's due to the fall of the Ummayad dynasty and thus continued to experience victory against the Muslim forces.
		Constantine V argued that the true icon of Christ consisted of the elements of the Lord's Supper.
		Constantine VI, his son, was but a child and was dominated by his mother, Irene.
	www.sbuniv.edu /~hgallatin/ht34632e07.html (5761 words)

	List of Byzantine Emperors Information - TextSheet.com
		Constantine V Copronymus (the Dung-named), (718-745, ruled 741)
		Constantine VI the Blinded, (771-797, ruled 780 - 797)
		Constantine IX Monomachus, (1000-1054, ruled 1042 - 1054)
	www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_byzantine_emperors.html (702 words)

	(145) Constantine VII and Romanus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus spent more than thirty years on the throne before he was able to take power from his regents in A.D. 945; shortly afterward he made his son, Romanus II, co-emperor.
		Like his father, Leo VI, Constantine was a scholar, and he is best known not for his political or military exploits but for his encyclopedic scholarship and patronage of intellectual pursuits.
		Constantine and Romanus appear in the conventional imperial portrait on the reverse, with Constantine designated senior emperor by his position on the left, by his more elaborate dress, and by his slightly larger scale.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/catalogue/145.html (244 words)

	Byzantine
		Traditionally, numismatists categorize the "Byzantine Empire" from the reign of Anastasias I in 491 to Constantine XI Palaeologus, ending in 1453.
		Constantine V Copronymus and Leo IV the Khazar 741-775
		Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and Romanus I Lecapenus 913-959
	www.beastcoins.com /Byzantine/Byzantine.htm (500 words)

	Chapter XVI: Conduct Towards The Christians, From Nero To Constantine. Part VI. - History Of The Decline And Fall Of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although the policy of Diocletian and the humanity of Constantius inclined them to preserve inviolate the maxims of toleration, it was soon discovered that their two associates, Maximian and Galerius, entertained the most implacable aversion for the name and religion of the Christians.
		Note: Lactantius, who was subsequently chosen by Constantine to educate Crispus, might easily have learned these details from Constantine himself, already of sufficient age to interest himself in the affairs of the government, and in a position to obtain the best information.
		Constantine, who assisted at the ceremony, affirms, with an oath, that when questioned about these men, the high priest named the Christians.
	www.historicalbookarchive.com /23-6.html (3640 words)

	During time of Adrian I Nicaea-2
		The aim was to unite the church and to condemn the decrees passed by the council of 338 bishops held at Hiereia and St Mary of Blachernae in 754.
		The convocation of the council was announced to Pope Hadrian I (772-795) in a letter of Constantine VI and Irene, dated 29 August 784.
		Emperor Constantine VI and his mother Irene signed the acts of the council but it is unclear whether or not they promulgated a decree on the matter.
	www.ewtn.com /library/COUNCILS/NICAEA2.HTM (4128 words)

	Articles - Irene (empress) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Originally a poor but beautiful Athenian orphan, she speedily gained the love and confidence of her feeble husband, and at his death in 780 was left by him sole guardian of the empire and of their ten-year-old son Constantine VI.
		The discontent which this occasioned swelled in 790 into open resistance, and the soldiers, headed by the Armenian guard, formally proclaimed Constantine VI as the sole ruler.
		A hollow semblance of friendship was maintained between Constantine and Irene, whose title of empress was confirmed in 792; but the rival factions remained, and Irene, by skillful intrigues with the bishops and courtiers, organized a powerful conspiracy on her own behalf.
	www.bronzebass.com /articles/Byzantine_Empress_Irene (634 words)

	Question about Byzantine Emperors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leo IV married Irene and Athenian, and the child of Leo IV and Irene was Constantine VI.
		Constantine VI married Theodote (mistress) and also Maria.
		Euphrosyne was the daughter of Maria and Constantien VI, and thus was descended partly from the Khazars.
	www.uni-heidelberg.de /subject/hd/fak7/hist/o1/logs/byzans-l/log.started941201/mail-69.html (221 words)

	The Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was the child of Leo VI by a mistress, whom Leo married shortly after - his fourth wife.
		Stephen and Constantine Lecapenus were co-Emperors with their father Romanus, who had overshadowed Constantine VII - in 944, impatient to suceed to full authority, they rebelled against Romanus and had him exiled.
		Basil and Constantine had no authority at all and, at the death of Romanus, were entirely superceded by military Junta leaders for a time.
	www.hostkingdom.net /empire.html (1704 words)

	Leo IV Chozar Information - TextSheet.com
		Leo IV, called Chozar or the Khazar (died 780), succeeded his father, Constantine V, as emperor of the Byzantine Empire in 775.
		In 776 he associated his young son, Constantine, with himself in the empire, and suppressed an uprising led by his five step-brothers which broke out as a result of this proceeding.
		During his reign Leo was largely under the influence of his wife Irene, and when he died suddenly in 780 she was left as the guardian of his son and successor, Constantine VI.
	www.medbuster.com /encyclopedia/l/le/leo_iv_chozar.html (143 words)

	Byzantine Genealogy
		CONSTANTINE IV Pogonatus co-ruler with Constans II from 13th Apr 654 - 15th July 668; ruler with Heraclius II and Tiberius II 15th July 668 - 681; sole ruler 681 - 10th July 685; son of Constans II, born 648.
		She was co-monarch with her son Constantine VI, but she was banished by him but returned to blind and depose him.
		CONSTANTINE VIII co-ruler from Apr 961; sole ruler 15th Dec 1025 - 11th Nov 1028, son of Romanus II, born late 950s.
	www.aoti76.dsl.pipex.com /byz_gen.htm (1795 words)

	Writers' Window
		Constantine VI then secretly planned to do away with his mother Irene, from the Byzantine capital city, Constantinople.
		They revolted and freed Constantine VI, but Irene and all of her supporters were arrested.
		In the same room where he was born, 27 years ago, Constantine VI was blinded by his mother’s orders.
	english.unitecnology.ac.nz /writers/display_story.html?name=IreneofAthens (1021 words)

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		Constantine IV (668-85), his son Justinian II (685-95, 705-11) return to Chalcedonean doctrine, re-established as official orthodoxy at the 6th Oecumenical Council.
		Several Byzantine victories especially in Constantine V's reign against the Arabs and the Bulgars.
		Iconoclasm pre-occupied the Byzantine ruling elite for a century and a half because they were struggling to come to terms with a massive decline in power and influence.
	www.unl.edu /efa/courses/315/notes/iconocl.htm (515 words)

	History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Vol. 2
		Instead of pointing the indignation of posterity against such an atrocious act of tyranny, he dwells, with visible art, on the small circumstances of decorum and politeness which attended this murder, and which he relates with as much parade as if they were the most important particulars of the event.
		History, which undertakes to record the transactions of the past, for the instruction of future ages, would ill deserve that honorable office, if she condescended to plead the cause of tyrants, or to justify the maxims of persecution.
		Notwithstanding the careless indifference which the most copious and the most minute of the Pagan writers have shown to the affairs of the Christians, ^24 it may still be in our power to confirm each of these probable suppositions, by the evidence of authentic facts.
	www.pos1.info /d/decline2.htm (17004 words)

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