Demetrius III managed to convince Theodosius to organize a reconciliation, who agreed to return to Abkhazia with guarantees of personal security confirmed by oaths before the Catholicos and the clergy. The central government was still powerful enough to cope with the local separatism, but not for surmounting the growing structural crisis.
Demetrius III persuaded Theodosius to initiate a reconciliation, who agreed to return to Abkhazia with guarantees of personal safety confirmed by oaths before the Catholicos and clergy. The central government was still strong enough to manage local separatism but not to address the deepening structural crisis.