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Scylitzes Chronicle
f10v Leo V the Armenian proclaimed as co-emperor.
Michael I Rhangabe proclaims Leo V the Armenian as co-emperor. Both step onto the shield which was raised aloft and saluted by trumpeters & high officials. The ceremony of raising the shield dates from the Roman Empire.
 A larger image of f10v Skylitzes Chronicle (Codex Gręcus Matritensis) Michael I Rhangabe proclaims Leo V the Armenian as co-emperor. |
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