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 (15[1])Anarchy. A holder of this title earned the nickname “Slit Nosed” from the mutilation 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 daughter (10[1])Anna. Children of 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 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■