Genesios

Genesios was the successor of Avtokrator Likinios and the predeccesor of Maniakes II.

Genesios became the ruler of the Empire of Videssos in the revolt in which Likinios was thrown down when the latter made the army winter north of the Astris River and refused to pay the men. It is unknown if Genesios himself took part in the mutiny or not, but nonetheless he was crowned Avtokrator by the men, even though he was not of noble blood.

At first, the new Emperor had wide support, because Likinios taxed his people to the point of poverty. But this support was lost with the people Genesios started murdering starting with the former Emperor, who had to witness his sons tortured and killed in front of his eyes before being killed himself. It didn't stop as the new ruler began killing everybody connected with Likinios, his relatives and anybody who worked under.And then Genesios started killing anybody who he thought was plotting against him, real or not.

To make matters worse, he refused to work with administrative matters or help in fighting the Makuraners or Kubratoi who were attacking his empire.Every year of his six years old reign, thousands of people started rebelling against him.The way he dealt with captured rebels just made more people rise up, further worsening Videssos' situation.

He was defeated in civil war by Maniakes and killed after being caught trying to escape.