Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.
Do you need
volunteer, community service, work, military or court hours?
|
|
Helping San Diego, California and beyond since 1997.
|
|
Click here and add this page to your favorites!
|
Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MEC-MIC |
|
|
MICHAEL III . (839-867), " the drunkard," was grandson of Michael II., and succeeded his father Theophilus when three years old (842). During his minority the empire
mother
Crete . The regent displayed her religious zeal by restoring image-worship (842) and persecuting the Paulician heretics, but she entirely neglected the education of her son. As a result Michael grew up a debauchee, and fell under thesway of his uncle Bardas, who induced him to banish Theodora to a convent and practically assumed the chief
control (857). Bardas justified this usurpation by introducing various internal reforms; in the wars of the period Michael himself took a more active part
great
part
Asia
Minor . In 861 Michael and Bardas invaded Bulgaria and secured the conversion of the king to Christianity. On sea the empire
End of Article: MICHAEL III If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/MEC_MIC/MICHAEL_III.html"> MICHAEL III </a> |
|
|
(Previous) MICHAEL II |
(Next) MICHAEL IV |
|
Sponsored Advertisements