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Michael Stryphnos (Gr****: Μιχαὴλ Στρυφνός, fl. ca. 1190–1203) was a high-ranking
Byzantine official under the
Angeloi emperors.
Stryphnos is
first attested...
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Styphnic acid (from Gr****
stryphnos "astringent"), or 2,4,6-trinitro-1,3-benzenediol, is a
yellow astringent acid that
forms hexagonal crystals. It is...
- diplomacy. The emperor's
chief admiral (his wife's brother-in-law),
Michael Stryphnos,
reportedly sold the fleet's
equipment down to the very
nails to enrich...
- end his raids. At the same time, however, the then
megas doux,
Michael Stryphnos, was
accused by
Niketas Choniates of
enriching himself by
selling off...
- The
imperial government despatched the
megas doux,
Michael Stryphnos, to
counter him.
Stryphnos spent the
winter of 1201–1202 in Athens, but he was apparently...
- of Philippopolis, he led an
unsuccessful usurpation attempt.
Michael Stryphnos ca. 1195 –
after 1201/1202
Alexios III
Angelos A
favourite of Alexios...
- but was
seized at
Adramyttium and imprisoned. The
megas doux
Michael Stryphnos levied a fine on the
Genoese merchant Cafforio, who
subsequently raided...
- Of his two
known daughters,
Theodora married the
megas doux
Michael Stryphnos,
while Euphrosyne married the ****ure
Alexios III
Angelos (r. 1195–1203)...
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Necklacepod is a
common name for
plants in this genus. From Gr**** styphno-,
stryphno- "sour, astringent" and
lobion "pod",
because of the
fresh pods' pulp taste...
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seized the
chance offered by his absence. Led by the
megas doux
Michael Stryphnos, Mesopotamites' main
rival due to his
rampant corruption and embezzlement...
