Episode 265 - The 10 Greatest Emperors with Anthony Kaldellis
The History of Byzantium
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Leo's Son-in-Law and Son
I tend not to judge these characters by the means by which they came to the throne. If we do that, a lot of these people suddenly look very problematic. I'm simply focusing on what they did once they were in power and not how they got there. This is part of the system that you sometimes have to break some eggs and Leo did. You're actually a lot of the people I'm going to be talking about were or were considered usurpers. And that's just the nature of the system.
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