Collection of a large army from east & west under raiktor Nikephoros

Summary:
Konstantinos IX appointed Nikephoros raiktor strategos autokrator over the eastern tagmata when they crossed from Abydos and Chrysopolis. He sent him against the Pechenegs with Katakalon Kekaumenos, whom he made stratelates of the East, and Herve Phrangopoulos, ordering them both to obey Nikephoros 
Dates:
1049 
Hervé Phrangopoulos/Frankopoulos (Herve 101)
  • Was sent by the emperor (Konstantinos 9) along with Katakalon 101 Kekaumenos against the Pechenegs together with the eastern tagmata under Nikephoros 108 whom he was ordered to obey (:) Skylitzes 467.3-8
Katakalon Kekaumenos (Katakalon 101)
  • Appointed stratelates of the East by the emperor (Konstantinos 9), he was sent along with Herve 101 Phrangopoulos against the Pechenegs together with the eastern tagmata under Nikephoros 108 whom he was ordered to obey (:) Skylitzes 467.3-8
Emperor Konstantinos IX Monomachos (Konstantinos 9)
  • When the eastern tagmata crossed from Abydos and Chrysopolis he appointed Nikephoros 108 strategos autokrator and sent him against the Pechenegs with Katakalon 101, whom he made stratelates of the East, and Herve 101, ordering them to obey Nikephoros (:) Skylitzes 467.97-8
  • Sent the raiktor Konstantinos 132 with a large army against the invading Pechenegs (:) Kekaumenos 96.26-98.1
Nikephoros, raiktor and courtier of Konstantinos IX (Nikephoros 108)
  • Appointed strategos autokrator of the eastern tagmata summoned by the emperor (Konstantinos 9), he was sent against the Pechenegs along with Katakalon 101 and Herve 101 who were ordered to obey him and follow his wishes (:) Skylitzes 467.1-8