Nikephoros (son of Artabasdos)

Nikephoros was junior Byzantine Emperor from 741 to 743.

Life

Nikephoros was made strategos of Thrace by his father Artabasdos soon after he usurped the throne.[1] He was elevated to junior co-emperor in 741.[2][3]

After Artabasdos was overthrown in 743, Nikephoros, Niketas, and Artabasdos were humiliated in the Hippodrome of Constantinople before being blinded and confined in the Chora Church.[4]

References
  1. Brubaker & Haldon 2011, p. 686.
  2. Brubaker & Haldon 2011, p. 158.
  3. Garland 2006, p. 10.
  4. Garland 2006, p. 9.

Bibliography
  • Brubaker, Leslie; Haldon, John (2011). Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era, c. 680-850: A History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521430937.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Garland, Lynda (2006). Byzantine Women: Varieties of Experience 800-1200. Ashgate. ISBN 9780754657378.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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