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Staurakios or
Stauracius (Gr****: Σταυράκιος, romanized:
Staurákios;
early 790s – 11
January 812) was the shortest-reigning
Byzantine emperor,
ruling for...
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including Staurakios, arrived, they were
seized and held as hostages. At this point,
Tatzates and his men
publicly went over to the Caliph.
Staurakios and the...
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campaign against the
Bulgars and was
preferred as
imperial successor over
Staurakios (r. 811–811), who was
severely injured. He was
proclaimed emperor by Patriarch...
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Staurakios Platys (Gr****: Σταυράκιος ὁ Πλατύς) was a
Byzantine officer who
served as the
katepano of the
Mardaites in the
Cibyrrhaeot Theme in ca. 910...
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December 807,
Theophano married Staurakios. The date of
their marriage was
recorded by Theophanes.
Staurakios was the only
known son of Nikephoros...
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against Irene's advisers,
especially Staurakios, who he
planned to
exile to Sicily. In
early 790,
Staurakios discovered the plot and
informed Irene...
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defeats in
Roman history.
Among the few
survivors was
Staurakios, who
succeeded him as emperor.
Staurakios had not
escaped the
battlefield unharmed. A sword...
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secure political stability and succession, he
crowned his son
Staurakios co-emperor on
Christmas Day 803.
According to
later accounts by Theophanes...
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control over him as
regent until 790, ****isted by her
chief minister Staurakios. The
regency ended when
Constantine reached maturity, but
Irene sought...
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against the Bulgars.
Nikephoros was
succeeded by his son and co-emperor,
Staurakios (811). However, he was
severely wounded in the same
battle in
which his...
