Saturday, December 16, 2023

 Greetings all,


On this day we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Manuel III of Trebizond on  December 16th in 1364 AD:

He was the son of Emperor Alexios III of Trebizond and EmpressTheodora Kantakouzene. During Manuel III's reign Trebizond was under great danger from the Ottoman Empire. However Manuel III's victory over the Turko-Mongol forces of Tamerlane at the Battle of Ankara removed that threat.

Manuel III was able to ensure the safety of Trebizond for several more decades through diplomacy with the Turkmen.

There should be cake!  :)

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
 

 

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