Horrifying revelations about the Eastern Roman Empire

More than 1,000 years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire continued to grow and there were many terrifying secrets.

Like many other civilizations, the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) took place many murdered emperors. Even, some princes died in extreme pain.

Some of the Eastern Roman emperors who were assassinated world-famous can be mentioned: Emperor Constans II was assassinated with a soap dish while in the bathroom or the Michael III emperor lost two hands when trying to help a sword. Even the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire Nikephoros Phokas had received information about a plot to assassinate him. Although ordered to search the palace to search for assassins, but because the wife of Emperor Phokas hid the murderer in his bedroom, no guards dared to check in. Therefore, the assassin had stabbed the Phokas emperor that night.

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In the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) there were many murdered emperors.

The people of the Eastern Roman empire believed that the emperor was deformed, handicapped, unsuitable for being the head of the country. Therefore, some people on the throne inheritance list were cut by some political enemies instead of killing them.

For example, some bright candidates for the emperor are blinded by the enemy, cutting their tongue or nose . so that they don't have the perfect body to become king. Later, people castrated the successors of the throne so that they could not have children.John IV Laskaris is one of the best examples of this. Laskaris lived 40 years in blindness after being blinded by his eyes.

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Emperor Justinian II was first ousted in 695. The rebels cut the king's nose and tongue before expelling him to the Crimea. Unable to resign, Justinian II defected to the Khazars and plotted to return to power in the Eastern Roman Empire. After much effort, Justinian returned to Constantinople and led the army to attack the palace.

He regained his throne and became the new reigning emperor in the next 6 years. During his reign, Emperor Justinian II installed a golden fake nose and used a person who could understand his intentions to convey the king's orders to the gods. In 771, Justinian II was overthrown the second time. This time, the tyrant was killed.