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- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture abstract "Mutilation in the Byzantine Empire was a common method of punishment for criminals of the era but it also had a role in the Empire's political life. The mutilation of political rivals by the Emperor was deemed an effective way of sidelining from the line of succession a person who was seen as a threat. In Byzantine culture the Emperor was a reflection of heavenly authority. Since God was perfect the Emperor also had to be unblemished; any mutilation, especially facial wounds, would disqualify an individual from taking the throne. An exception was Justinian II (ὁ Ῥινότμητος, \"the slit-nosed\") who had his nose cut off (Greek - rhinokopia) when he was overthrown in 695 but was able to become Emperor again in 705.Some disfigurements practised bore a secondary practical rationale as well. This can be seen in a common method of maiming, blinding. By blinding a rival one would not only restrict their mobility but make it almost impossible for them to lead an army into battle, then an important part of taking control of the Empire. Castration was also used to eliminate potential opponents. In the Byzantine Empire, for a man to be castrated meant that he was no longer a man, half-dead, \"life that was half death\". Castration also eliminated any chance of heirs being born to threaten either the Emperor or the Emperor's children's place at the throne. Blinding as a punishment for political rivals and a recognized penalty for treachery was established in 705, although Emperor Phocas used it earlier during his rule as well, becoming common practice from Heraclius onwards. Castration as a punishment for political rivals did not come into use until much later, becoming popular in the 10th and 11th centuries. Castrated men were not seen as a threat, as no matter how much power they gained they could never take the throne, and numerous eunuchs were entrusted with high and confidential offices in the Byzantine court and administration. A good example is that of Basil Lekapenos, the illegitimate son of the Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos, who was castrated when young. He gained enough power to become parakoimomenos and effective prime minister for three successive emperors, but could not assume the throne himself. Other mutilations were the severing of the nose or the amputating of limbs.The last to use this method voluntarily was Michael VIII Palaiologos, although some of his successors were forced to use it again by the Ottoman Sultans.".
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- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "Byzantine tradition that meant to disqualify a person from taking the throne".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "Byzantine tradition that meant to disqualify a person to take the throne".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "Byzantine tradition".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "Castrated".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "Political mutilation in Byzantine culture".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "amputation of each plotter's nose and hands".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "be blinded".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "blind".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "blinded".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "blinding".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "castrated".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "common in Byzantine culture".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "cruelly blinded".
- Political_mutilation_in_Byzantine_culture wikiPageWikiLinkText "customary punishment".