The importance of Constantinople’s victories of 863…

The importance of Constantinople’s victories of 863 does not go unnoticed at the time: the Empire’s citizens hail them as revenge for the sack of Amorium twenty-five years earlier, the victorious generals are granted a triumphal entry into Constantinople, and special celebrations and services ware held.

Petronas is awarded the high court title of magistros, and the kleisoura of Charsianon is raised to a full theme.