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Your Worst and Best Byzantine Emperor?
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    Posted: 19-Jun-2007 at 15:59
Constantine XI was great but the circumstances of his time were not. If he had been Emperor any other time he would have benefited the empire greatly. The odds were against him in 1453 with the sad loss of Contantinople to the invading Ottoman Turkish armies.

Basil the Bulgar slayer was also a great leader but blinding the enemy troops was way too extreme. Gen. Sherman once said, during the American Civil war, 'War is Hell!!"

John the good son of Alexos is one of my favorites as well.
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Romanos IV Diogenes as worst?! Why? because he tried to restore a dream while he was betrayed from all the sides and finally lost a regional battle which cost him his life ? No, he was an original Byzantine emperor who made the best for his empire, such a wronged personality and judged by history whith cruelty... For me , he was the most "human" emperor and whenever i think about his reign , i get emotional...
 
as for the best...
                       1.Basil II
                       2.Heraclius
                       3.Ioannes II Komnenos
                       4.Justinianus
                       5.Constantinus I
                       6.Julianus
 
         worst:    1.Phocas
                        2.Irene the Athenean(which was half a Chazar if i'm not mistaken...)
                        3.Aggelidian dynasty(all this handycapped ganc which <<<<ruled>>>> the Byzantine empire until 1204)
                         4. Theodora(whith or whithout partner)
                         5. John V palaeologos (i could peek a lot from the Palaeologian dynasty but i choose him, as the last step to downfall)
                         
 

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Best:
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Herakleios
- Basil II
- Justinian I
- Nikephoros I
- John Tzimiskes

Worst:
- Flavius Phocas
- Nikephoros III
- Romanos IV
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BY your Opinion, what is your Worst and Best Byzantine Emperors?

My list would be:
        Best:
               1. Justinian I
               2. Alexius I Komnenos
               3. Constantine XI
        Worst:
               1. Romanos IV Diogenes
               2. Justinian II
 
Please, only include Emperor who reigns after the West Roman Empire falls.


Edited by Balian d'Ibelin - 13-Jun-2007 at 04:42
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