Atrocious Empress [extra Quality]

In 797, after years of struggle for control over the Byzantine throne, Irene orchestrated a coup. Her son’s supporters were arrested. Then, in the Palace of Boukoleon, she ordered that Constantine be blinded with such savage brutality that he reportedly died from the wounds days later. By Roman law, a blinded man could not rule. Irene became sole empress.

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She accepts the hatred of the world because it is the only way to keep the world safe. She plays the villain so humanity doesn't have to face the true enemy. In 797, after years of struggle for control

When her adult son attempted to seize power from her, Irene organized a conspiracy. In 797 CE, Constantine was captured and, on his mother’s orders, blinded so brutally that he died from his wounds. This act—a mother blinding and killing her son for a throne—is the ultimate violation of natural law in the Byzantine world. By Roman law, a blinded man could not rule

Wu Zetian's later years were spent in seclusion, her title reduced to that of "Empress Dowager." She died in 705 CE, her legacy forever tarnished by the atrocities committed during her reign.