Staurakios: The Wounded Emperor
227After the Battle of Pliska on 26 July AD811, Staurakios, the son of Nikephoros I became emperor but, mortally wounded he died a few months later.
Predecessor: Nikephoros I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evD4Oy0EIkE
Successor: Michael I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW5H4YdP1dM&t=32s
Chapters:
00:00 Early Life
01:34 Staurakios' Reign
Thank you to for Oleg Seleznez for Anastasia 9th Century Lady.
Bibliography:
Primary Sources
Chronicle of 811, About the Emperor of Nicephorus and How He Left His Bones in Bulgaria, Translated by Paul Stephenson, (2006).
Theophanes the Confessor, Chronicle AD284 - 813, Translated by Cyril Mango and Roger Scott (1997).
Scholarship
Brubaker, L. and Haldon J. (2011) Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era 680-850, A History, Cambridge.
Bury, J. B. (1912) A History of the Eastern Roman Empire (AD802-867), Cambridge.
Fine, J. V. A. Jr. (1983) The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century, (Michigan).
Herrin, J. (1987) The Formation of Christendom, London.
Treadgold, W. (1979) ‘The Bride-Shows of the Byzantine Emperors’ in Bruxelles 49, 395-413.
Treadgold, W. (1988) The Byzantine Revival 780-842, Stanford.
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'Futile Attempt' by Jeremy Soule from Total Annihilation by Cavedog Entertainment.
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