2nd Act: Theodore
So Thebes in the year of 784 saw the orderly succession of Count Theodore, following his father Leo, who died a maimed cripple at age 52.
At least this is how Theodore had it written down after seizing his brothers' county, too.
One might have noticed up to this point the author's reluctance to give Theodore a broader stage.
One reason for this is, once more, the dire lack of contemporary accounts of his reign.
Let's have a look on what the encyclopaedia tells about him first:
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Theodore of Thebes
From Ioustipedia, the free encyclopaedia
Theodore of Thebes (Greek Θεόδωρο ὁ Θῆβαι ), commonly known as Theodore the Festive (Lat. Theodorus Festus), was a greek general and tyrant and a member of the Skleroid dynasty.
He is most notably known for Initiating the Skleroid War for Hegemony over Greece (see there), and was the Uncle of Justin the Great.
Biography:
Born in Thebes in 760 as eldest son of Leo Skleros, Count of Thebes, he spent his life in constant warfare in an attempt to enforce his dynasty's rule over Greece and Epirus. In this he was partially succesfull, even if his aggressive scorched-earth tactics earned him the hatred of particularly the Epirotian and Achaean people.
Contemporary sources left aside battle reports and appointments of governors are lost, but by his death, he had a firm grasp on the Greek peninsula from Avlonas to Euboia.
Contemporary records exist displaying he participated in a feast in or around 800.
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Doesn't sound like too much of a nice person, hm?
Truth be told, Theodore wasn't.
Wroth, Ambitious, Cruel, and diligent in all this, gifted with a decent enough martial education, he was more than ready to bring terror to his neighbours.
And finally, he could stop acting nice to appease his soft father and do things his way.
So Thebes in the year of 784 saw the orderly succession of Count Theodore, following his father Leo, who died a maimed cripple at age 52.
At least this is how Theodore had it written down after seizing his brothers' county, too.
One might have noticed up to this point the author's reluctance to give Theodore a broader stage.
One reason for this is, once more, the dire lack of contemporary accounts of his reign.
Let's have a look on what the encyclopaedia tells about him first:
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Theodore of Thebes
From Ioustipedia, the free encyclopaedia
Theodore of Thebes (Greek Θεόδωρο ὁ Θῆβαι ), commonly known as Theodore the Festive (Lat. Theodorus Festus), was a greek general and tyrant and a member of the Skleroid dynasty.
He is most notably known for Initiating the Skleroid War for Hegemony over Greece (see there), and was the Uncle of Justin the Great.
Biography:
Born in Thebes in 760 as eldest son of Leo Skleros, Count of Thebes, he spent his life in constant warfare in an attempt to enforce his dynasty's rule over Greece and Epirus. In this he was partially succesfull, even if his aggressive scorched-earth tactics earned him the hatred of particularly the Epirotian and Achaean people.
Contemporary sources left aside battle reports and appointments of governors are lost, but by his death, he had a firm grasp on the Greek peninsula from Avlonas to Euboia.
Contemporary records exist displaying he participated in a feast in or around 800.
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Doesn't sound like too much of a nice person, hm?
Truth be told, Theodore wasn't.
Wroth, Ambitious, Cruel, and diligent in all this, gifted with a decent enough martial education, he was more than ready to bring terror to his neighbours.
And finally, he could stop acting nice to appease his soft father and do things his way.