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Constantinople’s urban aristocracy, reacting against the brutalization …
Years: 1036 - 1047
Constantinople’s urban aristocracy, reacting against the brutalization of war, strive to make the city a center of culture and sophistication.
Under the auspices of Emperor Constantine IX Monomachus, the University of Constantinople is reorganized, with an efflorescence of learning and letters, However, he neglects imperial defenses, spending extravagant sums on luxuries and magnificent buildings and seriously debasing the coinage.
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Years: 1036 - 1047
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