Thersites the Historian | Zoe Porphyrogenita, 1028-1050 @ThersitestheHistorian | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
As the daughter of Constantine VIII and niece of Basil II, Zoe Porphyrogenita became the new face of the Macedonian Dynasty from 1028 forward. By taking her hand in marriage, three very different men became emperors. However, Zoe is interesting in her own right and here, I look at her life from a sympathetic perspective to try to show how she attempted to resolve the messy succession crisis that she inherited from her uncle and her father. I will argue that Zoe had a number of excellent qualities, even if it seems rather clear that she was not someone who was capable of running a state.

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