Both the emperor, who wanted to marry Zoe Karbonopsina and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Nicholas Mystikos, appealed to Sergius ; the pope sent papal legates to Constantinople, who confirmed the pope ’ s ruling in favour of the emperor, on the grounds that fourth marriages had not been condemned by the Church as a whole.

Both Giso of Wells and Walter of Hereford travelled to Rome to be consecrated by the pope in 1061, rather than be consecrated by Stigand.

Both sides appealed to the pope, and the pope confirmed Murdac as the successful candidate.

Both pope and king consented on condition, however, that the honour of the see should be divided between the two places.

Both were conquered under the reign of King Charles I of Spain who was simultaneously emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire during the fall of the Aztecs and fully emperor during the fall of the Incas.

Both arose under the reign of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne, from which the knighthood of the Middle Ages can be seen to have had its genesis.

Both the Dyarchic and the Tetrarchic system ensured that an emperor was nearby to every crisis area to personally direct and remain in control of campaigns simultaneously on more than just one front.

Both sought Frederick ’ s support, Frederick, busy with the siege of Crema, appeared unsupportive of Alexander III, and after the sacking of Crema demanded that Alexander appear before the emperor at Pavia and to accept the imperial decree.

Both rebels briefly joined forces, but then Bardas Phocas proclaimed himself emperor on 14 September 987.

Both sides then appealed to the emperor.

Both men were accused of treason, but the riots broke out in Constantinople and the emperor with his family left the city for Nicomedia.

Both titles were given after death to an emperor or king, but unlike the often elaborate posthumous name, a temple name always consists of only two characters:

Both Mongols and Jurchens used the title Khan for the leaders of a political entity, whether " emperor " or " chief ".

Both kingdoms are empires, i. e. realms ruled by a self-styled emperor.

Both Eustathius and Evagrius were banished by the emperor Valens, and their followers bitterly persecuted.

Both the officials and the people thought that after the reigns of the indecisive Emperor Yuan and the impulsive and lavish spending Emperor Cheng, there would finally be a capable emperor.

Both in his service to his grandnephews and in his own reign as emperor, he is generally viewed as a weak-willed figure who showed enough wisdom to continue to survive and extend Jin rule, but whose effectiveness was also compromised by his over-dedication to philosophical discussions of Taoism and other related philosophies.

Both houses possessed equal rights in legislative matters, while either or both of them could be dissolved at any time by the emperor, though new elections for the Duma must be announced at the same time as its dissolution.

Both Isaacs should not be confused with the Byzantine emperor Isaac I Komnenos ( 1057 – 1059 ).

Intent on maintaining his power, Menshikov took the young boy under his wing, banishing his competitors including both Petar Zaitsev and Emil Vasilcin whom where related to Peter I to Siberia and, ultimately, betrothing Peter II to his daughter Maria Menshikova However, when Menshikov fell ill and had to leave court, Andrei Osterman and Alexis Dolgoruky ingratiated themselves into the young emperor ’ s graces, replacing Menshikov as Peter II ’ s premier advisers Both were nobles and members of the Supreme Privy Council and eventually had Menshikov tried and banished to Siberia on “ a charge of ‘ tyranny ’” Peter became, once again, engaged to a daughter of one of the Supreme Privy Council ’ s members ( this time it was Dolgoruky ’ s daughter, Catherine ) However, before the wedding took place, Peter died of smallpox before naming a successor, throwing the empire into another succession struggle.

Both the emperor and the ministers of state always sought to act with attention to Parliament, making a sincere effort to improve the country's political system by adopting characteristics inherent in Parliamentarianism.

Both cases, however, show that the merging of rule was not simply a case of annexation where one state is swallowed by another, but rather of unification and almost equal status, though in the case of the British monarchy the suggestion that an emperor is higher in rank than a king was avoided by creating the title " king-emperor " (" queen-empress ") instead of " emperor-king " (" empress-queen ").

* Both the notion of " partnership " in the form of a senior emperor and several junior co-emperors ( usually, but not necessarily, his sons ), and Diocletian's titulature, but mainly versed in Greek ( e. g. Sebastos for Augustus, a literal translation ), became quite common is the Eastern Roman Empire, i. e. Byzantium, which lasted a further millennium after the fall of the Western Empire.

Both were arrested and jailed by the government in 1943 on charges of blasphemy against the deified emperor and violating the Maintenance of Public Order Act ; the society, in effect, ceased to exist.

Both Neoplatonists from now on remained near the emperor, who used them as religious-philosophical advisors and discussion partners.

Both the kings were forced to flee from their capital into the western ghats with the Chola emperor erecting a Siva temple at Bhatkal after completing his victory and levying tribute on the vanquished Chalukya kings.

Both of these are important in regards to the uncertainty surrounding the Beowulf manuscript, as the works which it draws from or influences suggest time-frames of composition, geographic boundaries from which it could be composed, or range ( both spatial and temporal ) of influence ( i. e. when it was " popular " and where its " popularity " took it ).

Both World Wars were largely focused upon Europe, greatly contributing to a decline in Western European dominance in world affairs by the mid-20th century as the United States and Soviet Union took prominence.

Both the opening and closing ceremonies took place at Cardiff Arms Park, plus all the track and field events, on what had been the greyhound track.

Both Mihdhar and Hazmi took flight lessons in May 2000 at the Sorbi Flying Club, located at Montgomery Field in San Diego.

Both scientific parties and crew took oceanographic and geological samples and had a common tug of war and a football game on an ice floe.

Both artists took apart objects and " analyzed " them in terms of their shapes.

Both Simmons and McDaniels joined the church, with Run becoming especially devoted following his legal troubles and the toll it took on his finances.

Both teams entered the game with the best defenses in the league ( the Cowboys only allowed 107. 6 rushing yards per game while the Steelers only allowed 107. 8 ), and each side took advantage of the other team's mistakes throughout the game.

Both of them took six-month leaves of absence from the university to campaign.

Both Mannington and Smith allegedly took bribes to secure appointments, prison pardons, and freedom from prosecution.

Both Orange and Barlow confronted Martin-Smith about the internal conflict, because they did not want him dropping out while touring and before any possible future touring of America, which never took place.

Both Gbagbo and Ouattara claimed victory and took the presidential oath of office.

Both the County Council and Town Councils have elections every five years ( alongside local elections nationally, and elections to the European Parliament ), the last of which took place on 5 June 2009.

* Both in ancient Greece and independently among the Hebrews, tribes often took the name of a legendary leader ( as Achaeus for Achaeans, or Dorus for Dorians ).

Both kings were enjoying a performance of Euripides ' Greek tragedy The Bacchae and a certain actor of the royal court, named Jason of Tralles, took the head and sang the following verses ( also from the Bacchae ):

Both parties continued to call themselves Dukes of Mecklenburg ; Adolphus Frederick took his residence at Strelitz.

Both Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria, and Octavian personally took control of Egypt and Alexandria ( Egyptian chronologies treat Octavian as Cleopatra's successor as Pharaoh ).

Both Kyebich and Lukashenko took pro-Russian stands on economic and political matters, and both supported a quick monetary union with Russia.

Both fighters were hurt in the first round, and each took the opportunity to punish each other.

Both the southern hemisphere and the North American first performances took place on the same day, 27 July 1963.

Both native and European Algerians took part in World War I, fighting for France.

Both versions have eating make the horses calmer, and Heracles took the opportunity to bind their mouths shut, and easily took them back to King Eurystheus, who dedicated the horses to Hera.

Both fights again took place in Texas.

Both had flats that took an hour to repair but enjoyed an advantage over riders on solid tires.