Talk:Constantine IX Monomachos

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I'd like to know the source for the name 'Irene' for the daughter of Constantine IX. This Monomachina is buried at the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, and on her tomb her name is given as 'Anastasia'. Missi 05:10, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Why was he called 'Monomachos'? What's the source for the nickname? idiotoff 07:25, 28 August 2006 (UTC)


 * It was a family name...probably some ancestor single-handedly killed a bunch of people in battle, or something like that. Adam Bishop 15:56, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Monomaxos / Μονομάχος means gladiator, someone in his family was likely a gladiator in Greece or Anatolia. Anonymous 06:06, 5 October 2019 (UTC)

"In August 1042, under the influence of the Skleroi..." Who or what is a Skleroi? Fleela 01:49, 23 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Μονομάχος, literally meaning something like 'single-fighter' or 'single comabattant', would imply a 'champion'; someone who steps out of the battle-line to challenge the enemy to produce their champoin for single-combat, before the fighting becomes general. Such champions are mentioned repeatedly in the wars of Justinian I and reasonably often in later Byzantine history. Presumably, an ancestor of Constantine had fought in single combat and the name then became hereditary. A mention of the meaning of the name would be a useful addition to the article. Urselius (talk) 11:27, 8 November 2019 (UTC)


 * Monomachii also were a type of late circensic gladiators, which fought single combats aside other monomachii doing the same. A.f.a.i.k. said monomachii were expected to lay off fighting after their bout and retire to their quarters. This takes nothing away from Urselius knowledgable comment - I just wanted to point out, that there were additional meanings of the word Μονομάχος.

In this articles context Μονομάχος certainly pertains to the military tradition, because byzantine historians reported on several feats in single combat by some of the herakleidic(?) emperors. 2A02:8071:2184:2400:843F:9216:7CDD:4020 (talk) 18:51, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

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This article has several uncited sentences, which would be an obstacle to promotion to GA (and Milhist B-class). Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:15, 28 July 2018 (UTC)