Andronikos Doukas invaded Cilicia, over passes Romanos should have defended

Summary:
Andronikos Doukas had two goals: the first was to forge an efficient army; the second was to approach the Cilician defiles and traverse the tortuous mountains quietly, and suddenly appear before the enemy. Both went according to plan. He hoped to stop Romanos from building an economic system to support an army. Rather than entering Cilicia by the usual route through the kleisoura of Podandos, he went through Isauria [one source has him going through Podandos.] But his army faced difficulties in crossing the mountain passes. Had Romanos IV occupied them, Andronikos' army would not have been able to cross 
Dates:
1072 
Andronikos Doukas, son of the kaisar Ioannes (Andronikos 61)
  • Rather than entering Cilicia by the usual route through the kleisoura of Podandos, he went through Isauria, but his army faced difficulties in crossing the mountain passes and had Romanos 4 occupied them his army would not have been able to cross (:) τὴν συνήθη κλεισοῦραν τὴν τοῦ λεγομένου καταλιπῶν Ποδαντοῦ Attaleiates: History 173.22-174.8 / 128.22-129.3
  • Second he made it his goal to approach the Cilician defiles unnoticed by Romanos 4, to traverse the tortuous mountains and all the difficult way quietly and suddenly appear before the enemy; this went according to plan (:) δεύτερον δὲ σκοπὸν τίθεται λαθεῖν τὸν Διογένην Psellos: Chronographia VIIb 36.9-15
  • Being fair and friendly he achieved his first aim, to inculcate his army with zeal, and achieved his second goal too, crossing the passes of Cilicia without Diogenes (Romanos 4) noticing and suddenly appearing before the emperor (Romanos 4)'s army (:) τοὺς πολεμίους λαθεῖν καὶ τὰ στενὰ τῆς Κιλικίας διελθεῖν πρὸ τοῦ τὸν Διογένην αἰσθέσθαι τῆς τούτου ἐφόδου Bryennios 133.14-24
Emperor Michael VII Doukas (Michael 7)
  • He and the kaisar (Ioannes 62)'s supporters feared that Diogenes (Romanos 4) might gather an army, collect money from the region of Antioch and become more difficult to subdue (:) καὶ χρήματα τῶν ἐκ τῆς Ἀντιοχείας χώρων εἰσπράξηται καὶ δυσμαχώτερος κατασταίη Bryennios 133.2-5
Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes (Romanos 4)
  • Faced difficulties, for had he sent armed soldiers to occupy the inaccessible mountain passes then the army of Andronikos 61 would never have been able to cross into Cilicia and defeat the troops under Chatatourios 61 who was captured (:) εἰς κίνδυνον περιέστη τῷ Διογένῃ τὰ πράγματα Attaleiates: History 174.5-15 / 128.26-129.8
  • Abandoning peace of necessity Michael 7 gave the command to Andronikos 61 ... entrusting him with the entire eastern command, he sent him against Romanos (:) ἐπὶ τὸν Διογένην ἐκπέμπει Psellos: Chronographia VIIb 36.1-2, 5-6
  • Andronikos 61 made it his goal to approach the Cilician defiles unnoticed by him, to traverse the tortuous mountains and all the difficult ways quietly and suddenly to appear before the enemy; this went according to plan (:) δεύτερον δὲ σκοπὸν τίθεται λαθεῖν τὸν Διογένην Psellos: Chronographia VIIb 36.9-13