However, other ancient witnesses ( such as the Old Syriac Version, 2nd century ) put John's time on Patmos during the reign of Nero.

However, he was seen as vulnerable throughout his reign, particularly by the nobility.

However, barbarian raids during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and removal of statues and other riches ( in effect looting ) by Constantine I caused it to decay.

However the evidence points to a balanced economy for the greater part of Domitian's reign.

However, not only did he reject the title of Dominus during his reign, but since he issued no official documentation or coinage to this effect, historians such as Brian Jones contend that such phrases were addressed to Domitian by flatterers who wished to earn favors from the emperor.

However, in what is sometimes called the Post-Vulgate Merlin, Excalibur was given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake sometime after he began to reign.

However, somewhere between 258 and 260 ( the exact date is unclear ), Gallienus had to face the first major revolt in his reign.

However, the reforming spirit of Charles III was extinguished in the reign of his son, Charles IV ( 1788 to abdication in 1808 ), seen by some as mentally handicapped.

However, his reign was far from perfect for everyone: he made unsuccessful crusades, his expanding administrations raised opposition, and he burned Jewish books at the Pope's urging.

However, Louis XIV's long reign saw France involved in many wars that drained its treasury.

However, other writs were issued with the same effect as early as the reign of Henry II in the 12th century.

However, during the reign of James I and thereafter, impeachments became more popular, as they did not require the assent of the Crown, while bills of attainder did, thus allowing Parliament to resist royal attempts to dominate Parliament.

However the date of the Exodus is disputed, and it is not definitive whether the setting of the biblical Exodus event is prior to or following Akhenaten's reign.

However, under his reign, the small Afghan Air Force was formed in 1924.

However, the conversion of the Polish population into Christianity was a long-term process and was not be completed during the reign of Mieszko I.

However the Carolingian Renaissance is said to have occurred during the reign of the Frankish king Charlemagne.

However, his first papal reign was a short one.

However, during the first twenty years of his reign, he tried to be his own " prime minister " by controlling policy from outside the Cabinet, appointing and dismissing ministers, meeting privately with individual ministers, and giving them instructions.

However Tarquin's reign is best remembered for his use of violence and intimidation to attempt to maintain control over Rome, and disrespect of Roman custom and the Roman Senate.

" However, although England was a major part of his territories — particularly important in that it gave him a royal title with which to approach other kings as an equal — it faced no major internal or external threats during his reign, unlike his continental territories, and so did not require his constant presence there.

The year is stated as the ninth year of Ptolemy V's reign ( equated with 197 / 196 BC ), and it is confirmed by naming four priests who officiated in that same year: Aëtus son of Aëtus was priest of the divine cults of Alexander the Great and the five Ptolemies down to Ptolemy V himself ; his three colleagues, named in turn in the inscription, led the worship of Berenice Euergetis ( wife of Ptolemy III ), Arsinoe Philadelpha ( wife and sister of Ptolemy II ) and Arsinoe Philopator, mother of Ptolemy V. However, a second date is also given in the Greek and hieroglyphic texts, corresponding to, the official anniversary of Ptolemy's coronation.

However, during the last 10 years of his reign, ill-health prevented him from fully functioning.

However, ten of the Tribes of Israel refused to accept him as king, causing the United Monarchy to split and form the northern Kingdom of Israel ruled by Jeroboam, while Rehoboam continued to reign in the southern Kingdom of Judah.

However, no material evidence indisputably of Solomon's reign has been found.

However, during the reign of Jayavarman VII, the Khmer power was strengthened and the Tai Po Khuns were subdued and brought under Khmer suzerainty.

However, E. William Robertson: proposes the safest place for Duncan's widow and her children would be with her or Duncan's kin and supporters in Atholl.

However, after the first talk, Odom understood that this was just Duncan's way of paying attention, and discovered that he was not only athletically talented, but also a quick learner.

However, there has been controversy regarding Duncan's ritual.

However, Duncan's stay in the band was only very brief and he gave way for Swiss bass guitarist Mark Drax for a tour in Paris, France.

However, there is no evidence that his son and ultimate successor, Constantius II, who was an Arian Christian, was exiled.

However, according to Xenophon, Polydorus was murdered by his brother Polyphron, who was, in turn, murdered by his nephew Alexander — son of Jason, in 369 BC.

However, in 1116 the Annals of Ulster report: " Ladhmann son of Domnall, grandson of the king of Scotland, was killed by the men of Moray.

However, this situation changed drastically when Alexios ' first son John II Komnenos was born in 1087: Anna's engagement to Constantine was dissolved, and she was moved to the main Palace to live with her mother and grandmother.

However, Peter had wished his son and heir to dedicate himself to the service of new Russia, and demanded from him unceasing labour in order to maintain Russia's new wealth and power.

However, he was not, according to several sources, Dinis ' favourite son ; his half-brother, the illegitimate Afonso Sanches, enjoyed full royal favour.

However, the Greek text of the explains the name as, hyios paraklēseōs, meaning " son of consolation " or " son of encouragement ".

However in 490 BC, following up the successes of the previous campaign, Darius decided to send a maritime expedition led by Artaphernes, ( son of the satrap to whom Hippias had fled ) and Datis, a Median admiral.

However, there was a catch: the land would remain independent of France until Eleanor's oldest son became both King of the Franks and Duke of Aquitaine.

However, it was edited by his son, Prince Toneri, and the work was written during the reigns of his wife and children, causing one to suspect its accuracy and impartiality.

However, the peace soon fell apart, and in 1352, the Southern Dynasty evacuated Kyoto, abducting with them Retired ( Northern ) Emperors Emperor Kōgon and Emperor Kōmyō as well as Sukō and the Crown Prince, Imperial Prince Naohito, the son of Emperor Kōgon.

However, after parting company with Carla, Max remains distant in his relationship with his wife and son.

However, Galen states that in around 145 AD his father had a dream in which the god Asclepius ( Aesculapius ) appeared and commanded Nicon to send his son to study medicine.

However, Augustus compelled Tiberius to adopt Germanicus as a son and to name him as his heir ( see Tacitus, Annals IV. 57 ).

However, Æthelred's son Edmund II Ironside died shortly afterwards, allowing Canute, Sweyn's son, to become king of England.

However, Stephen Greenblatt has argued that the coincidence of the names and Shakespeare's grief for the loss of his son may lie at the heart of the tragedy.

However, William II of England backed Máel Coluim's son by his first marriage, Donnchad, as a pretender to the throne and he seized power.

However, four years after Robert's death in 1329, England once more invaded on the pretext of restoring Edward Balliol, son of John Balliol, to the Scottish throne, thus starting the Second War of Independence.

However, his son Humayun was defeated by the Afghan warrior Sher Shah Suri in the year 1540, and Humayun was forced to retreat to Kabul.

However, the Saxons continued to increase in numbers, and after Hengist died his son Ochta succeeded him.

However, King Richard calms Cedric and reconciles him with his son, convincing him to agree to the marriage of Ivanhoe and Rowena.

However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to make Aeetes's daughter, Medea, fall in love with Jason.