Thersites the Historian | Michael V Calaphates, 1041-1042 CE @ThersitestheHistorian | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Michael V Calaphates took the Byzantine world by surprise when he ascended the throne in December 1041. After almost inexplicably removing his entire family from all positions of power, he overreached when he tried to sideline the Empress Zoe, the last public-facing member of the fabled Macedonian dynasty. His actions caused the city to turn out against him and resulted in him being blinded and sent to a monastery by the middle of April 1042. Despite his failure, the men he restored from exile did important things and inability to exercise restraint ended the last opportunity to create a smooth and peaceful transition from the moribund Macedonian house to the Paphlagonians.

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