INDEX

A

Acacius, 25

Æcatherina, 181

Aetius, 98

Agapetus, 40

Agnes, wife of Henry of Flanders, 257

“Alexiad,” the, 208, 216

Alexis II., 226, 233

Alexis III., 246, 248, 250

Alexis Angelus, 240–249, 251, 253

Alexis Comnenus, 198, 199, 200, 202–215

Alexius, 93, 94

Amalasuntha, 43

Amantius, 21, 22

Anastasia (Ino), 57, 60, 62, 63

Anastasia, wife of Constantine IV., 81, 83

Anastasius, 19, 21

Andronicus, 220, 227, 228–236

Andronicus II., 272–274, 276–295, 297

Andronicus III., 290, 292, 295–301

Andronicus IV., 318, 319, 320–322

Andronicus Paleogogus, 259

Anna Comnena, the elder, 197, 198, 199, 200–206

Anna Comnena, the younger, 192, 198, 199, 200, 207, 213, 216

Anna of Hungary, 276

Anna of Moscow, 326

Anna of Savoy, 298–316

Anna, wife of Alexis II., 224, 234, 236, 249

Anna, wife of Theodore Lascaris, 255, 256, 258

Anna, wife of Vatatzes, 261, 268

Anthemius, 11, 15

Anthimus, 40, 46

Antonina, 31, 41, 43, 45, 49

Apocaucus, 291, 301, 302, 305, 306

Ariadne, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18–20

Arsenius, 33

Arsenius the Patriarch, 269

Artabanes, 50

Asper, 1, 2, 9

Athalaric, 75

Augusteum, the, 4

B

Baldwin of Flanders, 248, 252, 257

Bardas, 111, 113, 115, 117

Bardas, brother of Xiphilin, 184

Basil the Chamberlain, 155, 156

Basil the Macedonian, 117, 118, 120–123

Basil, son of Romanus I., 115

Basil II., 158

Basiliscus, 9, 12, 13, 14

Bassus, 48

Bayezid, Sultan, 323, 324

Belisarius, 28, 31, 40, 49

Bertha, wife of Romanus II., 139

Bertrandon de la Brocquière, 329

Bigleniza, 22

Blachernæ Palace, the, 110

Blues, the, 26, 36

Bogomilians, the, 211

Bohemund, 209, 211

Boniface of Montferrat, 252, 255

Bucoleon Palace, the, 150, 151

Buza, 49

C

Candidates, the, 5

Casia, 107

Cathara, 290

Catherine Paleologina, 333

Chalcedon, Council of, 92

Chalke, the, 5

Charito, 58, 61

Charlemagne, 90, 92, 98

Christopher, 137, 138

Cleope of Rimini, 326

Comitona, 26, 31

Consistorium, the, 5

Constans II., 81

Constantina, 58, 62, 65, 66

Constantine, brother of Andronicus II., 273, 274, 275, 296

Constantine Catepano, 175

Constantine Copronymus, 83, 85, 86

Constantine Delassenus, 160, 168, 175

Constantine Ducas, 182, 183

Constantine the Paphlagonian, 130, 133

Constantine IV., 81

Constantine VI., 87, 89, 93, 95, 96, 97

Constantine, brother of Michael IV., 171, 173, 174

Constantine Monomachos, 176–180

Constantine Porphyrogenitus (VII)., 129, 131, 138, 141

Constantine XI., 333, 334–336

Constantinople, 3

Constantinople captured by Latins, 251

Constantinople captured by Turks, 336

Constantinople recovered by Greeks, 267

Corippus, 53

Crusaders, the, 208, 210, 218, 221, 247

D

Daphne, 6, 8

Demetrius, 284

Demetrius, son of John VI., 332

Denderis, 109

Drizibion, 150

E

Eclipses, Greek view of, 260

Elpidius, 90

Epiphania Eudocia, 75

Eudocia Comnena, 322

Eudocia, daughter of Constantine VIII., 158

Eudocia Decopolitana, 114

Eudocia Ingerina, 114, 116, 118, 119, 120

Eudocia Macrembolitissa, 182, 183–194, 199

Eudocia, mistress of Andronicus, 220, 227, 228

Eudocia, sister of Andronicus II., 280

Eudocia, wife of Constantine V., 84

Eudocia, wife of Heraclius, 69, 70

Eudocia, wife of Leo VI., 127

Eudocia, wife of Murtzuphlus, 250–251, 253–254

Eudocia, wife of Theodosius, viii

Eudoxia, viii

Eulogia, 263, 265, 266, 271, 272

Euphemia, 21, 22, 29

Euphrosyne Ducæna, 240, 244–255

Euphrosyne, wife of Michael II., 106, 107

Euthymius, 127, 128, 130

Evagrius, 47, 53

Excubitors, the, 5

F

Fabia, 68

G

George Paleologus, 202, 204

George of Pisidia, 72

Germanus, 49, 55

Greens, the, 26, 36

Gregoria Anastasia, 78

Gryllus, 118

H

Harmatius, 13, 14, 15

Hecebolus, 27

Helen of Bulgaria, 261, 262

Helen, wife of John V., 305, 309, 312–315, 318

Helena, daughter of Constantine VIII., 158

Helena, wife of Constantine VII., 134, 137, 138, 141

Heraclius, 67, 68, 69, 70–76

Heraclius Constantine, 69, 72, 73, 76, 78

Heraclonas, 73, 75, 76, 79

Hieria Palace, the, 30

Hippodrome, the, 3, 25, 26

Hormisdas Palace, the, 30, 33, 34

Hypatius, 38

Hypomene, 328, 332, 333

I

Iconoclasts, the, 85, 86, 90, 91, 111

Illus, 14, 16, 17, 18

Ino, 57, 58, 59, 60

“Ionia,” the, 186

Irene of Brunswick, 288, 297

Irene of Montferrat, 276–286

Irene Paleologina, 313, 314

Irene, wife of Alexis Comnenus, 198, 202, 203, 204, 207–215

Irene, wife of Cantacuzenus, 304, 309, 310, 311–316

Irene, wife of John, 283

Irene, wife of John Comnenus, 216

Irene, wife of Leo IV., 84, 85–100

Irene, wife of Manuel I., 220, 221

Irene, wife of Manuel III., 324, 325, 328

Irene, wife of Vatatzes, 259–261

Isaac Angelus (II.), 235, 238, 246, 249

Isaac Comnenus, 181, 197

J

Joannina, 50

John Camateros, 221

John Cantacuzenus, 291, 296, 301–318

John Comnenus, 213, 214, 215–219

John Ducas, 187, 189, 191, 197

John of Cappodocia, 42, 43, 44

John of Constantinople, 112, 113

John of Ephesus, 24, 29

John the Eunuch, 162, 164, 166, 168, 171

John the Fat, 246

John Vatatzes, 259–262

John Zimiskes, 145, 152

John V., 305, 309, 310–315, 318–323

John VI., 265, 267, 268, 269, 326, 328, 329

Joseph Bringas, 143, 144, 145, 146

Joseph the Patriarch, 270

Julius Nepos, 11

Justin, 22, 28, 29

Justin II., 52, 54, 56–59

Justina, 49

Justinian, 23, 24, 25, 28–29, 37, 38, 43, 48, 53

Justinian II., 81, 82, 83

K

Kathisma, the, 4, 54

L

Leo Phocas, 133, 134

Leo the Armenian, 104, 106

Leo Sgurus, 253

Leo the Deacon, 143

Leo the Isaurian, 2, 6, 10

Leo IV., 84, 85, 86, 88

Leo VI., 120, 121, 123–131

Leontia, wife of Marcian, 11, 15, 16

Leontia, wife of Phocas, 64, 65, 67, 68

Leontius, 17, 18

Liberatus, 24, 40

M

Magnaura Palace, the, 6, 109

Manuel I., 219, 220, 222–225

Manuel Paleologus, 288, 289

Manuel, uncle of St Theodora, 111, 115

Manuel III., 319, 321, 322, 323–328

Maria, daughter of Eulogia, 271

Maria, daughter of Manuel I., 225, 226, 227, 231, 232

Maria of Armenia, 280, 287–297

Maria of Trebizond, 318, 320, 321, 322, 326, 329–332

Maria, wife of Constantine VI., 93, 95, 96

Maria, wife of Isaac Angelus, 238, 239, 248, 252, 255

Maria, wife of Leo, 83, 84

Maria, wife of Manuel I., 223

Maria, wife of Michael VI., 192, 193, 194, 199, 200, 203, 204

Maria, wife of Theodore Lascaris, 259

Maraptica, 236

Marcian, 1, 2

Martha Paleologina, 264, 265, 271

Martina, 70–80

Martinacius, 121, 125

Mary, wife of Baldwin, 257

Maurice, 62, 63, 64

Melisend, 222, 223

Mese, the, 4

Methodius, 112

Michael I., 102, 103

Michael II., 104, 105

Michael III., the Drunkard, 110, 111, 113–118

Michael IV., 164, 165, 166–170

Michael V., the Caulker, 170, 171, 173, 174

Michael VI., 188, 189, 191, 193, 199

Michael Angelus, 254

Michael Cathara, 290, 291

Michael Paleologus, 263–272

Michael Psellus, 159, 163, 165, 177, 186

Mohammed II., 334

Monophysites, the, 13, 20, 32, 40, 79

Morality of the Eastern Empire, 136–137

Murad, Sultan, 320, 321

Murad II., 328, 334

Muzalon, 264

Murtzuphlus, 250–252

N

Nicephoritzes, 191, 192, 194

Nicephorus Blemmydas, 262

Nicephorus Botaneiates, 194, 195, 196, 200

Nicephorus Bryennius, 179, 181, 213

Nicephorus Diogenes, 208

Nicephorus Melissenus, 205

Nicephorus Phocas, 143, 144, 145, 146–153

Nicephorus, son of Eudocia, 87, 95

Nicholas the Patriarch, 127, 128, 130

Nikin, Bishop of, 79

O

Oath, the, at Constantinople, 168, 169

P

Palace, the Imperial, 4

Palamism, 307, 311

Patricius, 11, 13

Paul, 9

Pepin the Frank, 84

Peter Barsymes, 48

Philagrius, 28, 79

Philaretus, St., 92

Philippa of Antioch, 230, 233

Phocas, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68

Photius, son of Antonina, 45

Phrantzes, 333

Polyeuctes, 144, 146, 147, 148

Porphyra, the, 8

Porphyrogenitus, 8

Priscus, 67, 69

Procopia, wife of Michael, 102, 103

Procopius, 23, 24, 25

Pulcheria, viii, 1

Pyrrhus, 77, 79

R

Raymond of Tripoli, 222

Relics at Constantinople, 169, 170, 258

Robert Guiscard, 207

Romanus I., 132, 133, 134, 137

Romanus II., 139, 141, 142, 143

Romanus Argyrus (III.), 161, 163, 165, 166

Romanus Diogenes, 184–191

S

Samonas, 127, 129, 130

Saudgi, 320

Scholarians, the, 5

Scott, Sir Walter, 208

Sclerena, 176, 177, 178

Sergius, 70, 76

Shorthand in ancient times, 56

Silverius, 40, 41

Simonides, 277, 280, 281, 284, 285

Sir Janni, 291, 293, 297, 300

Solomon’s Throne, 109

Sophia, 52–63

Sophia of Montferrat, 326–328

Stauracius, 88, 89, 91, 94, 98

St Daniel Stylites, 8

Strategopulina, 274

St Simeon, 33

St Sophia, church of, 4, 38, 39, 47

St Stephen, church of, 6

Stylianus Zautzes, 122, 123

Synadenus, 200

T

Tarasius, 91, 96

Tartars, the, 324, 325

Thecla, daughter of Theophilus, 110, 117, 119

Thecla, wife of Michael II., 106

Theoclistos, 110, 115

Theodora, daughter of Constantine VIII., 158, 199–162, 173–180

Theodora, mistress of Manuel I., 220, 223

Theodora Paleologina, 301, 305

Theodora, St, 101, 106–119

Theodora of Tocco, 333

Theodora, wife of Baldwin III., 230, 231

Theodora, wife of Justinian, 8, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28–51

Theodora, wife of Justinian II., 82, 83

Theodora, wife of Michael Paleologus, 263, 265, 268, 269–275

Theodora, wife of Romanus, 137

Theodora, wife of Zimiskes, 155

Theodore, Abbot, 122, 123, 124

Theodore Guniazitza, 126

Theodore Lascaris, 256, 258

Theodore Synadenus, 291

Theodosia, wife of Leo, 104, 105

Theodosius, 41

Theodosius, son of Maurice, 62, 63, 64, 65

Theodote, 95, 96, 97, 98

Theophanes, 113

Theophano, St, 121, 122, 123

Theophano, wife of Romanus II., 140–157

Theophano, wife of Stauracius, 102

Theophilus, 106–110

Theophobos, 110

Tiberius, 56, 58, 61, 62

Trascallisseus, 9

Tribonian, 52

Triclinon, the, 7

Tzantzes, 125

V

Valentine, 28, 79

Verina, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12–18

Vigilius, 40, 42

X

Xene, 289, 294

Xiphilin, 183, 184

Y

Yolande, 258

Z

Zeno, 10, 12, 14, 15, 19

Zenonis, 12, 13, 14

Zoe Carbonopsina, 128–135

Zoe, daughter of Constantine VIII., 158, 159–178

Zoe, daughter of Zautzes, 122, 124, 126

Zonarus, 24

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