TIL of the self-fulfilling AIMA prophecy, a medieval Byzantine prophecy stating that the first initial of their emperors would spell out "AIMA" - Greek for "Blood." This was proven true with the succession of Emperor Alexios in 1081, Ioannes in 1118, Manuel in 1143, and finally Alexios II in 1180.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIMA_prophecy
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