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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 4020626, member: 95174"]His biggest mistake was not properly preparing for his death, his son Alexius II as a young teen was quickly tricked and killed by Andronicus I, who then took the Purple. </p><p><br /></p><p>He had learned from the exploits of his Grandfather Alexius I on how best to protect the empire from the Latins. Basically trying to get some of the spoils without the fight. </p><p><br /></p><p>An excellent read is a book called "In the Shadow of Father and Son" it is about John II Comnenus aka John The Beautiful. I read it a few years ago and it influenced me to complete the collection of his coinage. Basically it shows he was one of the greatest rulers of the empire but not well known. </p><p><br /></p><p>During Manuel's reign, debasement of the coinage began again after 50 years of keeping the high standard of Alexius and John II.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 4020626, member: 95174"]His biggest mistake was not properly preparing for his death, his son Alexius II as a young teen was quickly tricked and killed by Andronicus I, who then took the Purple. He had learned from the exploits of his Grandfather Alexius I on how best to protect the empire from the Latins. Basically trying to get some of the spoils without the fight. An excellent read is a book called "In the Shadow of Father and Son" it is about John II Comnenus aka John The Beautiful. I read it a few years ago and it influenced me to complete the collection of his coinage. Basically it shows he was one of the greatest rulers of the empire but not well known. During Manuel's reign, debasement of the coinage began again after 50 years of keeping the high standard of Alexius and John II.[/QUOTE]
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