Few centuries started as roughly for the Byzantine Empire as the ninth: wars flaring on every frontier; religious and civil unrest undermining stability; and, for the first time ever, a foreign power the Franks claiming an imperial title. It was into these trying times that the next imperial dynasty would step.

00:00 Intro
00:42 Nikephoros' Rise
02:39 Early Years
04:49 Nikephoros vs Krum
08:14 Valens Redux
09:52 Staurakios the Shortlived
12:03 War and Peace
14:54 The Iconoclast Revival
16:22 Three for Three
18:54 The End of the Nikephorians
22:16 Outro


Music used: (In Chronological Order)

Alexander War Theme by Geoff Knorr & Michael Curran

Aetas Romana by Adrien von Ziegler

Drums of the Deep by Kevin McLeod

Grave Blow by Kevin McLeod

Curse of the Scarab by Kevin McLeod

Rites by Kevin McLeod

Majestic Hills by Kevin McLeod

Impact Allegretto by Kevin McLeod

Impact Intermezzo

What Does Anybody Know About Anything? by Chris Zabriskie