Empress Zoe L X / M XI
Ζωή (Zoe 1)
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Narrative
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1025
Certainty: 1
Inadequate plans of Konstantinos VIII for the future of his daughters
Certainty: 1
1028
Certainty: 3
Romanos (III) married Zoe
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Konstantinos VIII, suddenly ill, chose Konstantinos Dalassenos as son-in-law & successor
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Konstantinos VIII turned to Romanos Argyros as successor: his wife became a nun
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Romanos (III) married Zoe
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Death of Konstantinos VIII; accession of Romanos III
Certainty: 3
1029
Certainty: 1
When his efforts to beget an heir failed, Romanos visited Zoe less often, making her hate him
Certainty: 1
Certainty: 2
Expulsion of Theodora from palace to Petrion
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1
Ioannes (orphanotrophos) introduced Michael (IV) to Romanos III, who kept him at court
Certainty: 1
1030
Certainty: 1
Zoe made advances to Michael (IV); Ioannes (orphanotrophos) encouraged him to respond
Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1
Zoe's affair with Michael (IV) flourished & all but Romanos knew of it
Certainty: 1
1031
Certainty: 3
Empress Zoe had her sister Theodora tonsured in the Petrion to stop her plotting
Certainty: 3
1032
Certainty: 2
Further plot of Konstantinos Diogenes & Theodora betrayed; suicide of Konstantinos
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1
Romanos was warned of danger from Zoe's affair by his sister Poulcheria; but she soon died
Certainty: 1
1033
Certainty: 1
Michael (IV) denied (perjurously) that he was Zoe's lover; hence perhaps his epilepsy
Certainty: 1
1034
Certainty: 2
Romanos III very ill, perhaps poisoned by Ioannes (orphanotrophos) or Zoe
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3
Romanos III, after distributing pay to senators, was murdered in the bath at Blachernai
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2
Zoe, Romanos' nurse, knowing how ill he was, did not grieve for him unduly but got on with her duty
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3
The patriarch Alexios I was induced by surprise & donations to marry Zoe to Michael
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2
Zoe ignored her advisers' warnings against Michael (IV) & made him emperor
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Conventional hexameter epitaph for Romanos, with grieving wife: he distributed gold & died in bath
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Zoe brought her father's eunuchs to the palace & prepared to rule
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Michael IV for a time was respectful of Zoe, but he soon changed his ways
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Ioannes the orphanotrophos removed Zoe's eunuchs & maidservants, & shut her in her quarters
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1
Konstantinos (IX) Monomachos fell under suspicion of aiming at the throne
Certainty: 1
1036
Certainty: 1
Zoe (probably) adopted Michael (V) as kaisar, son & heir: ceremony at Blachernai church
Certainty: 1
1038
Certainty: 2
Failed attempt by Zoe to poison Ioannes orphanotrophos
Certainty: 2
1040
Certainty: 2
Worsening sickness of Michael IV all but ended his sexual relations with Zoe
Certainty: 2
1041
Certainty: 2
Zoe heard of Michael's retirement & went on foot to see him, but he shut her out
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3
Zoe may have decided the empire needed a man's strength, & adopted Michael (V)
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Zoe succeeded Michael IV & proclaimed Michael V, after solemn promises of obedience
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2
Michael V was for a time subservient to Zoe, but he soon began to ignore her
Certainty: 2
1042
Certainty: 2
Banishment of Ioannes orphanotrophos & others by Zoe (&/or Michael V)
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Michael V made eunuchs of those he wished to punish, especially in his own family
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Michael V was persuaded by his brothers to think of banishing Zoe
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3
Michael V banished Zoe to Prinkipo
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Kabasilas was sent to bring Theodora to Hagia Sophia
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Michael V's announcement shouted down the next day: proclamation of Zoe & Theodora
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Theodora was brought from the Petrion by Michael V's enemies & Zoe returned by Michael himself
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Even with empress(es) present, people insulted Michael & howled him down in Hippodrome
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
The rioting involved all sections of the population, most conspicuously the women
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Zoe, wishing to rule alone, was forced to accept Theodora as colleague
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Michael Psellos visited Michael V at Stoudios church
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
The people demanded violent punishment for Michael V: Zoe demurred, but Theodora gave the order
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Michael V & his uncle Konstantinos were both dragged from the Stoudios church & blinded
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3
Zoe from the palace went to kiss Theodora from Hagia Sophia, confirming double rule
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2
Michael V blinded at orders of Zoe & Theodora; Konstantinos IX succeeded (general factoids)
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Poem of Christophoros Mitylenaios on Michael V, deposed & blinded for banishing Zoe
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Reign of Zoe & Theodora: first decisions
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Reign of Zoe & Theodora: mechanics of rule by two empresses
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Reign of Zoe & Theodora: military men (Nikolaos, Konstantinos Kabasilas, Georgios Maniakes)
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Reign of Zoe & Theodora: finding an emperor
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos (IX) Monomachos recalled from exile & given a brilliant entry to Constantinople
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos (IX) married to Zoe by Stypes, priest of Nea, not by the patriarch
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3
Konstantinos IX crowned emperor by the patriarch
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos IX celebrated his return from exile with Zoe & Theodora
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos IX persuaded Zoe to recall Maria Skleraina, at first to modest housing
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1
Chrysobull of Zoe & Theodora for Nea Mone (Chios)
Certainty: 1
1043
Certainty: 2
Collapse of Maniakes' rebellion after his death; triumph of Konstantinos IX (& Stephanos Pergamenos)
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos IX began Mangana monastery near Skleraina's house
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Psellos wrote Orationes panegyricae 2 for Konstantinos IX, with summary of recent history
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Reluctant entry of Ioannes Mauropous to court of Konstantinos IX
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos IX persuaded Zoe to let Skleraina move into palace
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Maria Skleraina was given the title "sebaste" by Zoe, at Konstantinos' suggestion
Certainty: 2
1044
Certainty: 3
Riot against Skleraina during a procession was stopped by appearance of Zoe & Theodora
Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1
Accomodation arrangements for the emperor, two empresses & sebaste in the palace
Certainty: 1
Certainty: 0
Zoe's superstitions & perfume-making increase
Certainty: 0
1045
Certainty: 1
Illness & death of Skleraina
Certainty: 1
1046
Certainty: 1
Second trial of Lazaros of Philippopolis sought to overturn the verdict of the first
Certainty: 1
1047
Certainty: 2
Siege of Constantinople by Leon Tornikios, who won several skirmishes
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Tornikios had the city at his mercy, but did not take it; fortune turned against him
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 0
Donations to Hagios Michael of Sosthenion by Konstantinos IX & Zoe
Certainty: 0
Certainty: 0
Donation to Mangana by Konstantinos IX & Zoe
Certainty: 0
1048
Certainty: 1
Psellos wrote Oratio Panegyrica 5 for Konstantinos IX
Certainty: 1
1049
Certainty: 1
Success of Romanos Boilas as a court buffoon
Certainty: 1
1050
Certainty: 2
Zoe was buried in a most beautiful tomb
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos IX was deeply moved by Zoe's death
Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2
Konstantinos openly recognised his mistress (an Alan princess), naming her sebaste
Certainty: 2
1053
Certainty: 1
Psellos wrote to Ioannes Mauropous on behalf of an old man, & mocked Ioannes for wanting to return to the capital
Certainty: 1
1054
Certainty: 2
Psellos' return to court after tonsure, & its uncomfortable results
Certainty: 2
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