Romanos II
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Romanos II was Byzantine Emperor from 959 to 963. He succeeded his father Constantine VII at the age of twenty-one and died suddenly and mysteriously four years later. His wife Theophano helped their sons Basil II and Constantine VIII to ultimately succeed him in 976.
Idealized portrait of a young Romanos II (aged 7–11), from the Romanos Ivory, AD 945–949
The army under Nikephoros Phokas captures Aleppo.
The Romanos Ivory, 945–949.
Depiction of a young Romanos II on a Ivory plaque, c. 945–959.
Constantine VII
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Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus was the fourth Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty, reigning from 6 June 913 to 9 November 959. He was the son of Emperor Leo VI and his fourth wife, Zoe Karbonopsina, and the nephew of his predecessor Alexander.
Constantine VII crowned by Christ, detail of an ivory plaque, Pushkin Museum, AD 945
Gold solidus depicting Leo VI and Constantine VII, 908–913.
Zoe Karbonopsina and Constantine VII, 914–919.
Romanos I Lekapenos and Constantine VII, 920–945.