Greetings
all,
Today we celebrate the birth of Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos on April 17th in 1277 AD:
Michael IX
was an active and energetic soldier, willing to make personal sacrifices
to encourage and pay his troops. He was called a "Pious lord" and "a
true king in word and deed" and was considered one of the bravest
knights in the world.
Sadly he was generally unsuccessful in
his campaigns. Whether this was due to a lack of skill on his part, the
weakness of the Byzantine military at the time or simply bad luck has
been debated. The fact that he inspired both loyalty and good reputation in spite of things does say a lot...
There should be cake! :)
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
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