Romanos II

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Romanos II was a 10th-century Byzantine emperor of the Macedonian dynasty whose brief reign preceded the rise of the powerful generals Nikephoros II Phokas and John I Tzimiskes.

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Romanos II canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith John I Tzimiskes ⓘ
Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ
birthDate 0938 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
burialPlace Church of the Holy Apostles ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Constantinople ⓘ
child Anna Porphyrogenita ⓘ
Basil II ⓘ
Constantine VIII ⓘ
Theophano (daughter of Romanos II) ⓘ
linked to: Theophano
chronologicalPlacement 10th century ⓘ
coRulerWith Constantine VII ⓘ
country Byzantine Empire ⓘ
court Byzantine imperial court in Constantinople ⓘ
deathCause uncertain ⓘ
deathDate 0963-03-15 ⓘ
deathPlace Constantinople ⓘ
dynasty Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
ethnicity Byzantine Greek ⓘ
linked to: Medieval Greek
father Constantine VII ⓘ
fullName Romanos II ⓘ
governmentForm autocracy ⓘ
grandfather Romanos I Lekapenos ⓘ
house Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
knownFor brief reign preceding the rise of powerful military emperors ⓘ
language Medieval Greek ⓘ
mother Helena Lekapene ⓘ
motherFamily Lekapenos family ⓘ
nobleTitle porphyrogennetos ⓘ
notableEvent oversaw early stages of Byzantine campaigns against the Arabs in Crete and Cilicia ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor Constantine VII ⓘ
regnalName Romanos II ⓘ
regnalNumber II ⓘ
reignEnd 0963-03-15 ⓘ
reignStart 0959-11-09 ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
spouse Bertha of Italy ⓘ
Theophano ⓘ
style Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans ⓘ
succeededBy Nikephoros II Phokas as emperor ⓘ
successor Nikephoros II Phokas ⓘ
title Basileus Rhomaion ⓘ

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