AIMA prophecy
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The AIMA prophecy was a prophecy current during the reign of the Byzantine emperor, Manuel I Komnenos, and at the same time an example of a medieval contrived acronym.
Alexios I Komnenos
Ioannes II Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos
John II Komnenos
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John II Komnenos or Comnenus was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143. Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good", he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and
AIMA prophecy
…dynasty would spell aima (αἷμα), the Greek word for "blood". The emperors of the dynasty had been, in order, Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) (alpha), Ioannes II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143) (iota), and Manuel I (mu) (whose succession was unexpected since he was the fourth son of Ioannes). Because of his belief that his…
John II (left) and his eldest son Alexios, crowned by Christ. Minuscule 157, early 12th century
Isaac Komnenos, mosaic of from the Chora Church
A letter from John II to Pope Innocent II