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6 unusual facts about Leo VI the Wise


Eudokia Baïana

Eudokia Baïana (died 12 April 901) was the third wife of Leo VI the Wise.

Eudokia Ingerina

Leo VI (19 September 866 – 11 May 912), who succeeded as emperor and may actually have been the son of Michael III.

Leo the Philosopher

Leo VI the Wise (19 September 866 – 11 May 912), Byzantine emperor

Nikephoros Phokas the Elder

Nikephoros made his name as the Byzantine commander-in-chief (monostrategos, "single-general") against the Arabs in southern Italy, a post to which he was appointed in late 885, or, according to Shaun Tougher, after the accession of Leo VI the Wise in July 886.

Theodosia, wife of Leo V

The name "Anna" has been suggested for the daughter of Leo V and Theodosia, because it was given to daughters of Basil I, Leo VI the Wise, Constantine VII and Romanos II.

Zoe Zaoutzaina

Zoe Zaoutzaina (died May 899) was the second wife of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI the Wise.


John Kourkouas

The ground work for his successes had certainly been laid by others: Michael III, who broke the power of Melitene at Lalakaon; Basil I, who destroyed the Paulicians; Leo VI the Wise, who founded the vital theme of Mesopotamia; and Empress Zoe, who extended Byzantine influence again into Armenia and founded the theme of Lykandos.

Kletorologion

It was published in September 899 during the reign of Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912) by the otherwise unknown prōtospatharios and atriklinēs Philotheos.


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