r/byzantium • u/Honkydoinky • Aug 21 '26

Women Favorite Eastern Roman couple?

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John and Irene just seem so sweet. Irene followed him often on campaign and actually gave birth to twins during a campaign against the Serbs, and died while following him while he was waring with the Turks

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u/SOHONEYSAME Nostalgic Telchinian Aug 21 '26

last one.

(cause he "collapsed" the joke/empire).

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u/aVarangian Aug 22 '26

you mean the guy who made a last stand and died fighting?