How to Byzantium in Iron Century?
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I hope not, we don’t need our 6 year old son Tiberius dragged out of a church from his Grandmother and stabbed to death. Poor Tiberius Augustus never had a chance.
In terms of mechanics a Symbasileus title could allow you to have born in the purple sons from your designated heir(s), just like it was historically the case, for instance Basil II was born one year before Romanos II became sole emperor, but in the game children born in the same identical situation wouldn't have the born in the purple trait. This is possibly the most important aspect of a Symbasileus title and I'm honestly puzzled about its absence in the game, two different mods implemented it in a similar fashion in the past months (Co-Emperors and Symbasileuses for Byzantine Emperors and the HIP-only Zeto e Basilisses).
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The whole born in the purple preference is historical fiction; it never happened that way.
Maybe it was the Cupbearer title?
My son had Sebastos and Cupbearer titles, and when I took them off (I took them both off, I didn’t experiment with one or the other) the option for giving the Despot titles appeared.
I’ve been playing for a while without really using the titles, other than for my kids, most of the vassals I have them to at first are now dead . I find I can manage opinions fine without them. That’s just me though, I don’t like giving my vassals more prestige. And the opinion malus for revoking it is really harsh.
My son had Sebastos and Cupbearer titles, and when I took them off (I took them both off, I didn’t experiment with one or the other) the option for giving the Despot titles appeared.
I’ve been playing for a while without really using the titles, other than for my kids, most of the vassals I have them to at first are now dead . I find I can manage opinions fine without them. That’s just me though, I don’t like giving my vassals more prestige. And the opinion malus for revoking it is really harsh.
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You're right, it was the Cupbearer, it's another unique title, like the Despot. Normally you can't even hand out the Cupbeaerer title as the Roman/Byzantine emperor, but I believe that the game doesn't clean out minor titles when you become Emperor (and you can keep your landless commanders as well, in my experience).
I experienced this when I was elevated to Emperor.
Good to know about the minor titles for future games.
Sorry for necro-ing but I thought this Wikipedia quote would help explain why that guy has so much support for emperor: Lekepanos wasn’t popular. (Currently playing a game as the Skleroi in iron century start which helped me find this thread)
Having lived long under constant threat of deposition -or worse- by the Lekapenoi family, Constantine VII was extremely resentful of them. In his De Administrando Imperio manual written for his son and successor, Romanus II, he minces no words about his late father-in-law: "the lord Romanus the Emperor was an idiot and an illiterate man, neither bred in the high imperial manner, nor following Roman custom from the beginning, nor of imperial or noble descent, and therefore the more rude and authoritarian in doing most things ... for his beliefs were uncouth, obstinate, ignorant of what is good, and unwilling to adhere to what is right and proper."
I'm trying to play as konstantinos of nicomedia.
But once I become emperor what am I to do to prevent dangerous factions?
I was wondering how to go about granting these wretches a kingdom title as it says I can create 6 of them.
I wish Eastern Rome was still using the Legion System and the old form of emporership and governors for provinces.
It seems hard to keep these duchys from plotting and forming against me .
Is there a way to get an heir of multiple kids and grant those 6 kingdom titles to keep them loyal?
I do like giving out kingdom viceryalties, keeps them nice and loyal and decreases the direct subjects (amount). Is a tad more dangerous than as a feudal lord tho.