HIST 218 Lecture 8: lecture 8 (week 4)
23 Nov 2017
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Byzantium and the west in the 11th century and 12th centuries: mid 11th century decline, the komnenoi (alexios i, schism of the churches in 1054, crusade. Defeated the bulgarians- makes him well known and arguably famous. Basil was now able to relax and he was quite old at this point. Plans for invasion of sicily in 1025. The empire was its largest since in over 300 years. Dynastic issues: within the regime itself. Powerful magnates (aristocratic individual families that want to challenge the ruling of. Basil ii had(cid:374)(cid:859)t left an heir when he died. Constantine viii takes over but then quickly dies. Zoe and theodora are the last left to take over the rulings of byzantium. Zoe marries romanos iii, then she married michael iv, then michael v tries to seize power and for few months zoe is put in exile but it seems wrong for him to rule. Then zoe marries constantine ix monomachos 1042-1055.
