eugyppius on Twitter: "He puts out the eyes of the patriarch, who had crowned Leontius. He institutes a reign of terror. He sends a fleet to Cherson, where he had initially been exiled, to deal death and destruction to his enemies there too."

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It is my belief we can restore this world in which football clubs make and break emperors. I believe this.

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In early Byzantium, the two rival clubs (or demes) are the Blues and the Greens. As soon as Justinian is deposed, the Blues rise up and install the genreal Leontius as emperor in his place.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

Justinian II has his nose and tongue slit. Mutilations were thought to make a candidate unsuitable for future imperial office. Then he's banished to southern Crimea (Cherson). Picrelated, from a late medieval (latin) manuscript.pic.twitter.com/oE9Mc9e9t8

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

Leontius rules for three years. Barely has he taken control than Carthage finally falls to the Arabs. Leontius tries to retake it in 697, and succeeds! But his forces are repulsed by the Arabs again in 698, and this time the loss is permanent.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

It only deepens the political chaos of the eastern empire. The soldiers involved in the failed effort to retake Carthage mutiny. They declare their commander, Apsimar, emperor.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

The fleet then sails back to Constantinople to oust Leontius and install Apsimar. (In the meantime, Apsimar has decided he would like to be called Tiberius, a name associated with the Heraclius dynasty.)

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

Leontius, you'll remember, was the imperial candidate favoured by the Blues. The Greens, it seems, support Tiberius Apsimar. Eventually Tiberius manages to break into the city. He has Leontius mutilated and sent to a monastery.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

After many BAP-worthy adventures in exile, Justinian II suddenly bursts back onto the scene in AD 705. Apparently his nose and tongue have healed, or nobody cares about that anymore. He's made friends with the Bulgar Khan, a man named Trevel.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

And he's at the head of a substantial army composed of Bulgars and Slavs. It's now "Tiberius" Apsimar's turn to be deposed. He seals up Constantinople, but Justinian and a few frens creep in through an aqueduct.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

Justinian re-emperors himself. He then indulges in protracted revenge. You love to see it. He captures Apsimar and fishes Leontius out of whatever monastery he's been confined to. Has them both publicly executed.

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eugyppius‏ @eugyppius1 May 19

He puts out the eyes of the patriarch, who had crowned Leontius. He institutes a reign of terror. He sends a fleet to Cherson, where he had initially been exiled, to deal death and destruction to his enemies there too.

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