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Romanos III

Type Figure Region Byzantine Empire Time 968–1034 Also known as Romanos III Argyros、Romanus III Argyros、罗曼诺斯三世·阿尔吉罗斯

Romanos III (968–1034) was Byzantine emperor (1028–1034) of the Argyros family, who ascended through a political marriage to the porphyrogennete prin…

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  1. 968–1028Constantinople · ConstantinopleFrom the prominent Argyros family, he rose steadily through the court and administrative system, later serving as Eparch of Constantinople, managing the capital's municipal and commercial affairs and accumulating political capital for his eventual accession.
  2. 1028Constantinople · ConstantinopleAmid the political crisis following the death of Constantine VIII, when Zoe needed a husband to succeed, Romanos was chosen as a mature bureaucrat; he married Zoe on 15 November 1028 and was crowned emperor, opening a new reign pattern at the end of the Macedonian dynasty.
  3. 1028–1034Constantinople · ConstantinopleHis relationship with Zoe was cold; militarily he launched an expedition against Aleppo (1030) that ended in failure, while his finances and court spending provoked discontent. He was assassinated on 11 April 1034 while hunting, officially ruled an accident, though later historians generally link it to Michael's faction.

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