About the book: 1890 / Tale from the history of Byzantium of the 11th century. The beautiful Sklirena, the granddaughter of the famous commander Varda Sklira and the favorite of the reigning Emperor Constantine Monomakh, occupied an unusually high position at court : she was solemnly crowned with the title of “August” or “Sevasta” and began to appear in processions and on the throne next to Constantine and Zoe. But there was something beyond the control of the almighty Sevasta…