Bardas

Byzantine aristocrat

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association with Michael III

  • Michael III, coin, 9th century; in the British Museum.
    In Michael III

    …Theoctistus by his maternal uncle Bardas (November 855) and in March 856, with the help of Bardas, took over direct control of the government. When Theodora attempted to resume power, she and her daughters were relegated to a convent.

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