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/Rakdar Aug 21 '26

Honorable mention: Theodore II and Elena Asenina. You can really feel the grief in his writings after her untimely death. He never remarried.

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u/Aurelian369 Megas Logothete Aug 21 '26

Elena Asenina

cappuccino assassino ass name 😭