Rus' naval attack on Constantinople: events following battle at Pharos

Summary:
Basileios Theodorokanos was left together with Nikolaos, domestikos of the scholai and parakoimomenos by Konstantinos IX, in command of two tagmata and the hetaireiai, in order to protect the coast and prevent a landing of barbarians. Further away, Katakalon Kekaumenos met the Rus' along the coast of Varna, returning from their failed attack. He defeated them, killed many, captured 800 and sent them to the emperor in fetters 
Dates:
1043 
Basileios Theodorokanos (Basileios 105)
  • Was left together with Nikolaos 101 by Konstantinos 9 in command of 2 tagmata and the hetaireiai, in order to protect the coast and prevent a landing of barbarians (Rus' under Jaroslav 102, defeated at Pharos) (:) Skylitzes 432.89-94
Katakalon Kekaumenos (Katakalon 101)
  • Encountered along the coast of Varna the Scythians (Rus' under Jaroslav 102) returning from their failed attack on Constantinople and vanquished them, killed many, captured 800 and sent them to the emperor (Konstantinos 9) in fetters (:) Skylitzes 433.23-30
  • Drove away the Scythians (Rus' under Jaroslav 102) who ravaged the territory under his authority on their way to Constantinople, forced them to return to their ships, watched over the coast, and on their way back he attacked them again (:) Skylitzes 433.31-37
Emperor Konstantinos IX Monomachos (Konstantinos 9)
  • Before returning to Constantinople he left 2 tagmata and the hetaireiai under Nikolaos 101 and Basileios 105 Theodorokanos in order to protect the coast and prevent any barbarians (Rus') from landing, and ordered the entire fleet to remain at Pharos (:) Skylitzes 432.89-95
  • Was sent 800 Scythians in fetters by Katakalon 101 Kekaumenos who encountered them along the coast of Varna returning from their failed attack on Constantinople (under Jaroslav 102) and vanquished them (:) Skylitzes 433.30
  • After thus defeating in battle the multitude of the barbarians, he returned to the palace in triumph (:) Zonaras 17.24.14