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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 Græcus Matritensis) Michael I Rhangabe proclaims Leo V the Armenian as co-emperor.

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