. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. in their hands. Cantacuzenus saysthat the young Andronicus was averse to march against his grandfather, fear-ing lest his army should storm Constantinople. In order, therefore, to preventhis grandfather from being dethroned, he wrote secretly to the old emperorto advise that measures might be concerted to turn aside the first ardour ofhis own troops. A treaty was concluded at Rhegium, where the prince hadestablished his hea
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages:. in their hands. Cantacuzenus saysthat the young Andronicus was averse to march against his grandfather, fear-ing lest his army should storm Constantinople. In order, therefore, to preventhis grandfather from being dethroned, he wrote secretly to the old emperorto advise that measures might be concerted to turn aside the first ardour ofhis own troops. A treaty was concluded at Rhegium, where the prince hadestablished his headquarters, by which the rights of Andronicus the Youngerto the succession of the empire were recognised, and he was invested withthe government of Thrace from Selymbria to Christopolis as his appanage. This peace was of very short duration. The exactions of the princestroops, and the intrigues of Sir Janni and the emperor induced several citiesof Thrace to desert the party of the young Andronicus. Heraclea receivedan imperial garrison, and the prince, finding that his cause was losing ground,assembled his army and laid siege to the city in November, 1321. His troops. A Fourteenth Century Catapult THE RESTORATION OF THE GREEK EMPIRE 327 [1321-1332 ] had clamoured for the renewal of the war during the summer; they wereaverse to keep the field in winter, so that, when the attack on Heraclea wasdefeated, the prince marched up to the walls of Constantinople. He hadnow few partisans in the capital, and he was soon compelled to retire intowinter quarters at Didymoteichos. A new treaty of peace was concluded atEpibates in July, 1322, which removed some of the causes of dissatisfactionto both parties. On the 2nd of February, 1325, Andronicus the Younger received the im-perial crown. This may be considered a proof that the ministers of theemperor had persuaded him to stifle all his resentment, and lay aside hisschemes for excluding his grandson from the throne. But in the followingye
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