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Date of upload: Jan 31, 2023 ^^
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Unpopular opinion, 99% of the phocas hate is due to him being a victim of heraclean propaganda, he did actually try to to save the imperial territory in the east, he sent his general/brother to attempt the save the situation, which for 8 years was stable before the revolt of the two heraclieus's ruined everything for him and caused the biggest major Persian breakthrough in centuries with loads of casualties. He also dealt with multiple plots against him much more softly before the 3rd or 4th plot caused him to go ballistic and starting taking heads off.
Also I'm suprised you didn't put Justin II on the list, it's basically as much his fault if not more for the 602-628 war and previous wars compared to phocas
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We can't forget John VI. He started a civil war to take power to usurp John V Palailogos. As a result, the Serbians took all of Macedonia. His dependence on the Turks gave Orhan the dominance over the Byzantines. Then he poorly handled the Black Death, which devastated Constantinople beyond repair. His usurpation made him deeply unpopular with the pro-Palailogan supporters. His pathetic attempt at pleasing both factions by skipping over his son in favor of John V (which would certainly have angered his son) led to deep distrust in the Empire, causing ANOTHER civil war, where John VI's Ottoman allies not only sacked Thrace, but acquired Gallipoli, their first European lands.
He deserves at least a (dis)Honorable Mention.
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@ltbhmv
1 year ago
My top 10: 10. Constantine vi 9. Isaac ii 8. Constantine viii 7. Andronikos i 6. Constantine x 5. Alexios iv 4. Andronikos ii 3. Phocas 2. Michael vii doukas 1. Alexios iii
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