Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andres2, post: 7370128, member: 79017&quot;]Just bought this Follis of Maurice Tiberius, love the green patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1284032[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maurice a former general, transformed the shattered Byzantine empire into a new large and well organized state.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; His campaigns though caused a drained treasury and&nbsp; forced Maurice to raise taxes and lower the salaries for the army.</p><p>His army at the Danube river revolted and under usurper Phocas (602-610) marched to Constantinople and with help of the citizins, Maurice and his family were arrested and Maurice and his 5 sons were beheaded soon after.</p><p>His wife and daughters were some time later executed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Phocas did no good to the empire , it was reduced&nbsp; to about&nbsp; the same size when Maurice came to power.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maurice didn&#039;t take the advice of emperor Septimius Severus (193-211)&quot;&quot; enrich the soldiers , forget about the rest&quot;&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in