Romanos I Lekapenos
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Romanos I Lakapenos or Lekapenos, Latinized as Romanus I Lacapenus or Romanus I Lecapenus, was Byzantine emperor from 920 until his deposition in 944, serving as regent for and senior co-ruler of the
Bulgarian forces rout the Byzantines at Anchialos in 917.
The blinding of Leo Phokas on the orders of Romanos Lekapenos.
Leo Phokas' supporters surrender to Romanos Lekapenos.
A feast in honor of Simeon I of Bulgaria and Romanos engaging the Bulgarians, from the 14th century Manasses Chronicle.
Basil Lekapenos
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Basil Lekapenos, also called the Parakoimomenos or the Nothos, was an illegitimate child of the Byzantine emperor Romanos I Lekapenos. He served as the grand chamberlain and chief minister of the Byza
Romanos I Lekapenos
…magistros; they were the parents of: unnamed Skleraina, died before 1042; she married the future Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, who died 1055 Basil, illegitimate son by a "Scythian" mistress, eunuch, protobestiarios, parakoimomenos, paradynasteuon, proedros, who remained influential at court…
Gold solidus of Basil's father, Romanos I Lekapenos, with Basil's brother-in-law, Constantine VII
Nikephoros Phokas' entry into Constantinople as Emperor in 963, from the Madrid Skylitzes
The cross-reliquary of Limburg, commissioned by Basil