People ascending to this title passed through the Silver Doors while lighting candles according to the Book of Ceremonies. Six different men held this title during the Twenty Years Anarchy. A holder of this title earned the nickname “Slit (15[1])Nosed” from the (15[1])mutilation (15[1])often performed to prevent attempts at reclamation. A history that describes a holder of this title’s battles with Normans under (*) Robert (10[1])Guiscard was written by his daughter Anna. Children of people with this title were the first people referred to as “born in the (10[1])purple,” including women that briefly ruled like Zoë. A holder of this title, who names the first outbreak of bubonic plague, dispatched his general (10[1])Belisarius to put down the Nika Riots and reconquer Italy from the Goths. For 10 points, name this title held by rulers like Alexios I and Justinian the Great. ■END■