The oldest man to become Byzantine emperor, the experienced governor and general Nikephoros III rebelled and seized control of the crumbling Eastern Roman Empire. He sought to meet the empire's problems as best he could.
Chapters:
00:00 Botaneiates' Revolt - Chapter 1
01:53 Gifts, Honours and Famine - Chapter 2
03:48 Reversing the Policies of Michael VII - Chapter 3
04:14 Debasement of the Currency - Chapter 4
05:28 Search for Legitimacy - Chapter 5
07:37 Civil War with Bryennios - Chapter 6
09:36 Rebellion of Basilakes - Chapter 7
10:18 Paulician Revolt - Chapter 8
11:18 Philaretos Brachamios - Chapter 9
12:27 Anatolian Campaign and Revolt of Constantius Doukas - Chapter 10
13:08 Domestic Reforms - Chapter 11
15:54 Succession Plans - Chapter 12
16:37 Revolt of Melissenos - Chapter 13
17:25 Revolt of Alexios Komnenos - Chapter 14
19:23 Assessment of Nikephoros III - Chapter 15
21:02 Epilogue
Michael VII Doukas:
Alexios I Komnenos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJbxmvnzzLw&t=908s
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Bibliography:
Primary Sources
Anna Komnene, The Alexiad, Translated by E. R. A. Sewter, (2009) revised edition by P. Frankopan.
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Scholarship
Laiou, A. E., (1992) 'Imperial Marriages and Their Critics in the Eleventh Century: The Case of Skylitzes'
Kaldellis, A. (2017) Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood, Oxford.
Mango, C. (1972) The Art of the Byzantine Empire 312-1453: Sources and Documents -- 1986 Reprint, Toronto.
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Mullet, M. and Smythe, D. (1996) Alexios I Komnenos: Papers, Belfast.
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'Divinatus' by Jeff and Angela Van Dyck from Rome Total War by Creative Assembly.
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