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Alexander III
Byzantine Emperor. He was born in 866 AD and was crowned co-emperor by his father, Basil I, in approximately 879 AD. When his elder brother, the intended heir Leo VI, died in 912 AD he came to power as senior Emperor, and took his nephew, Constantine VII, as his junior co-ruler. He announced the start of his reign by using the term "autocrator" on his coinage, becoming the first Emperor to take this title. Among his first actions as ruler was his dismissal of most of Leo's advisors and...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Anastasios II
Byzantine Emperor. He began his career as a bureaucrat and Imperial Secretary at the court of his predecessors before being declared Emperor by the Opsikian army following their overthrow the Emperor Philippicus. Soon after coming to the throne, however, he executed Philippicus' assassins. He upheld the decisions of the Sixth Ecumenical Council and deposed the Patriach John VI of Constantinople, who he replaced with the Orthodox Patriach Germanus in 715 AD. By doing so he ended Byzantium's...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Anastasius I
Byzantine Emperor. He had one black and one blue eye, earning him the nickname "Dicorus". He was born in approximately 430 AD, and was serving as a palace official when he was chosen as Emperor on the death of Zeno in 491 AD. He owed his elevation to Zeno's widow, who he married soon after coming to power. He soon earned popular support by reducing taxation, but faced a rebellion by supporters of Zeno's brother, Longinus of Cardala. He also had to withstand attack by the Persians, Slavs and...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Atsız, Hüseyin Nihal b. January 12, 1905 d. December 11, 1975
Writer. He graduated from Dar-ül Fünun (now Istanbul University) in 1931. He worked as a teacher at various schools in Turkey until 1944, when he was charged with agitation because of criticisms of various political figures. After a few court cases and one and one-half years in jail, he was freed in 1947. From 1949 to 1969, he worked as a historical expert at Süleymaniye Library in Istanbul. In 1967 and again in 1971, he was investigated for a series of articles criticizing government policies...[Read More] (Bio by: donnysmith)
Karaca Ahmet Mezarligi, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Basil I
Byzantine Emperor. He was born in approximately 811 AD and spent part of his childhood as a captive of the Khan Krum of Bulgaria, finally escaping in 836 AD. He later found favour with Danielis, a wealthy woman who took him into her household and endowed him with a fortune. He came to the attention of the Emperor Michael III when he won a wrestling match with a Bulgarian champion and soon became the Emperor's companion and bodyguard. He quickly rose to the position of Caesar and was crowned co-...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Basil II b. 958 d. December 15, 1025
Byzantine Emperor. He was born in 958 AD, and was the son of the Emperor Romanos II. When he was only five years old his father died, so first Nikephoros II, and then the usurper John I, took the throne before he finally came to power in 976 AD. The powerful landowners of Asia Minor were rebelling at the time of his accession; Basil suppressed the rebellion with the help of Vladimir I of Kiev, who sent six thousand soldiers to assist him in return for marriage to Basil's sister, Anna. He then...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Hebdomon (Bakırköy) Palace Complex, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Plot: Church of St. John the Theologian
Berksoy, Semiha b. 1910 d. August 15, 2004
Prima Donna Opera singer. She started her career in 1934 performing in Turkey, Germany and Portugal. She sang in the opera "The Days Before" at the Lincoln Center in New York City in 1999. (Bio by: Laurie)
Cengelkoy Cemetery, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Bey, Hacı Arif b. 1831 d. 1885
Turkish Composer. Most known for his compositions in the Sarki form, the most common secular form in Turkish classical music. He was married 3 times, was elected the head singer in the palace. Due to his closeness to the Sultan, he was responsible for teaching music to the women in the harem. (Bio by: Güner N. Akgün)
Yahya Efendi Dergahi Mezarligi, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constans II b. 630 d. 668
Byzantine Emperor. He was baptized with the name Heraklios and took Constantine as his official name, but is known to history by his diminutive nickname, Constans. In 641 AD he was made co-emperor with Heraklonas, who had been accused of murdering Constans' father, the Emperor Constantine III. He became sole ruler soon afterwards when Heraklonas was deposed. He initially benefitted from his predecessor's unpopularity and also owed his position to the support he received from the army, although...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine
Roman Emperor. He was born into a military family in 271 AD, and as a young man he served in the army under the Emperors Diocletian and Galerius. On the death of the Emperor Constantius in 306 AD he was proclaimed Augustus by the army in Britain, and immediately took up residence in the city of Augusta Treverotum (modern Trier) where he remained for the next six years. In 312 AD he became the sole ruler of the Western Empire after defeating his rival Maxentius in the Battle of the Milvian...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine III
Byzantine Emperor. He was born in 612 AD and was crowned co-emperor by his father, Heraclius, when only one year old. After sharing power for nearly thirty years, he became senior Emperor on the death of his father in 641 AD, with his younger half-brother Heraklonas as his junior co-ruler. Heraklonas was suspected of plotting against him and, acting on the advice of his treasurer Philagrus, he sent for the army, pretending that he was dying and asking them to protect his children. The order was...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine IV
Byzantine Emperor. He was born in 652 AD and was named as co-Emperor with his father Constans II in 654 AD, becoming senior Emperor when Constans was murdered in 668 AD. Pope Vitalian aided him in putting down the uprising that had caused his father's death, but he was soon faced with an attempted invasion by the Caliph Muawiyah I. The Arab army eventually reached Constantinople, where their fleet was destroyed with "Greek Fire" at the Battle of Syllaeum in 678 AD. In 680 AD he convened the...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine IX b. 1000 d. January 11, 1055
Byzantine Emperor. Born into a high ranking family, he attracted the attention of Byzantine Empress Zoë, whose husband, Michael IV, then banished him to the island of Lesbos. However, in 1042 he was ordered back to Constantinople to marry the now widowed Zoë and was named as Emperor alongside Zoë and her sister Theodora. In this position of power he was pleasure-loving and capable of violent displays of temper if he suspected conspiracies against him. Maria Skleraina, his mistress, influenced...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Istanbul, Monastery of Saint George of the Mangana, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine V b. 718 d. 755
Byzantine Emperor. He was born in 718 AD and was the son of Emperor Leo III, who made him his associate ruler when he was just two years old. He succeeded his father as sole ruler in 741 AD, but soon afterwards, while crossing Asia Minor to fight the Umayyad Caliphate, he was attacked by the army of his brother-in-law, Artabasdos, who then marched on Constantinople where he was declared Emperor. Constantine enlisted the support of the Anatolic and Thracian themes and defeated Artabasdos in 743...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine VI b. 771 d. 797
Byzantine Emperor. He became co-emperor with his father, Leo IV, in 776 AD. In 780 AD, while still only nine years old, he succeeded his father as sole Emperor but, due to his young age, real power was held by his mother, the regent Empress Irene. Irene retained her authority over her son even after he turned sixteen in 789 AD and was responsible for breaking off his engagement to the daughter of King Charlemagne in the following year. In 790 AD Irene tried to have her rule legitimised, but...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Constantinople, Monastery of St Euphrosyne, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine VII b. September 2, 905 d. November 9, 959
Byzantine Emperor, Scholar, Writer. He was the illegitimate son of Leo VI. To legitimise his place in the succession, his birth took place in the Purple Room at the imperial palace, leading to his later nickname "Porphyrogennetos", or "Purple Born". He was raised to the throne at age two but was forced to share power with a number of regents until he finally overthrew the last of them, the brothers Stephen and Constantine, in 945 AD when he was aged thirty-nine. He soon crowned his son, Romanos...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantine VIII b. 960 d. November 15, 1028
Byzantine Emperor. He was named as co-emperor by his father, Romanos II, in 962 AD, but for more than sixty years afterwards he stood by while real power was held by a succession of other rulers, including Nikephoros II, John I, and Basil II. He did however put down rebellions by the nobility and undertook some diplomatic work for Basil II, but otherwise led a life of leisure until finally becoming Emperor in his own right on Basil's death in 1025. He was aged sixty-three when he came to the...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Constantius II
Roman Emperor. He was born in 317 AD, and was declared Caesar in 323 AD and Consul in 326 AD. He was given power over the province of Gaul at the age of just fifteen by his father, the Emperor Constantine. On the death of his father in 337 AD, he travelled to Constantinople where he and his brothers were acknowledged as Augusti. They divided the Empire between them, and his share included the provinces of Greece, Thrace, Egypt and the Asiatic. In 351 AD he defeated an uprising led by Magnentius...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Ertegün, Ahmet b. July 31, 1923 d. December 14, 2006
Music Impresario. He was a co-founder of Atlantic Records and through this record label he helped define American music by popularizing the earthy Rhythm & Blues of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones. A Turkish ambassador's son, he initially began collecting records as a hobby and later became one of the music industry's most powerful figures with Atlantic Records...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Özbekler Tekkesi (Uzbek Dervish Lodge), Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Plot: Ertegün family plot
Ertegün, Mehmet Münir b. 1883 d. 1944
Turkish politician and diplomat. Served during late Ottoman Empire and early years of the Turkish Republic. Born to a civil servant father, Mehmet Cemil Bey, and a mother who was a daughter of an Ottoman Sufi shaikh, he graduated from Istanbul University law school in 1908. He came from a family with origins in Uzbekistan, in Central Asia and the family belonged to that class—not aristocratic but rather educated and characterized in Ottoman terms as cosmopolitan. He had been attached early to...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Özbekler Tekkesi (Uzbek Dervish Lodge), Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Plot: Ertegün family plot

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