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 Nosed” from the (15[1])mutilation (15[1])often performed to prevent attempts at (15[2])reclamation. A history that describes a holder of this title’s battles with Normans under (*) Robert Guiscard was written by his (10[1])daughter Anna. Children of (10[1])people with this title were the first people referred to as “born in the 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 (0[1])and Justinian the Great. ■END■