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Irene of Athens (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirḗnē; 750/756 – 9 August 803), surname Sarantapechaena (Greek: Σαρανταπήχαινα, Sarantapḗchaina), [a] was Byzantine empress consort to Emperor Leo IV from 775 to 780, regent during the childhood of their son Constantine VI from 780 until 790, co-ruler from 792 until 797, and finally empress regnant and sole ruler of the Eastern Roman ...
Cultural depictions of Irene of Athens (c.752-803, reigned 797-802). Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Irene of Athens" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Cultural depictions of Irene of Athens (4 P) Pages in category "Irene of Athens" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
At this point, Tatzates and his men publicly went over to the Caliph. Staurakios and the other envoys were released only when Empress Irene accepted the Caliph's harsh terms for a three-year truce, including the annual payment of an enormous tribute of 70,000 or 90,000 gold dinars and the handing over of 10,000 silk garments. [1] [4] [5]
The elder Biles, who is celebrating his 75th birthday with his family in Paris, was given a Death Row Records chain by the "Drop It Like It's Hot" rapper, which he proudly displayed around his neck.
As Freddie Eugene Owens lives the last hours of his life, USA TODAY is sharing some of the South Carolina death row inmate's handwritten letters to a woman he loved. At times furious and at others ...
Irene Grainger Graves was 41 when she was killed on Halloween night robbery in 1997. Today her son Arte remembers her as a loving and fun mother. 'I gotta see him go': Son of murdered South ...
Aetios or Aetius (Ancient Greek: Ἀέτιος) was a Byzantine eunuch official and one of the most trusted advisers of Byzantine empress Irene of Athens (r. 797–802). After Irene's rise to sole rule, Aetios developed an intense rivalry with her eunuch chief minister Staurakios. After Staurakios's death, Aetios became the leading man in the ...