Certainty: 1 Gregorios Pakourianos was active at Kars
Gregorios Pakourianos held a post at Kars, from which he was exonerated by a chysobull
1081
Certainty: 3 Crisis talks of Komnenos brothers & their mother, then 2 days later with Pakourianos & Oumberto(poulo)s
The Alan informant was brought by Alexios (I) to his mother Anna Dalassene and his brother Isaakios. The bad news he gave made them decide on immediate rebellion. Two days later Alexios had talks with Gregorios Pakourianos, who promised his support, stressing the need to act quickly. Alexios undertook to make him domestikos if he won the imperial throne. He also gained the support of Konstantinos Oumberto(poulo)s, exchanging oaths with him
Certainty: 3 Alexios I wrote to Pakourianos, asking him to gather troops; they left Isaakios governing the capital Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Pakourianos left Adrianople & joined Alexios I: list of the commanders of the army
Gregorios Pakourianos left Nikolaos Branas as his replacement in Adrianople and led heavy-armed infantry and nobles to join Alexios I. Alexios had organised his army to march in battle formation, for the purpose of familiarisation. Konstantinos Opos was the commander of the corps of the exkoubitai, Antiochos of the Macedonian contingent, Alexandros Kabasilas of the Thessalians, Tatikios of the Turks living near Achridos. Xantas and Kouleon led their fellow-religionists the Manichaeans, while the troops specially attached to the emperor, the vestiaritai and the Franks, were under the command of Niketas Panoukomites and Konstantinos Oumpert(opoul)os
Certainty: 3 Alexios planned to attack Guiscard's camp; Guiscard moved his army & drew it up for battle Certainty: 3
1082
Certainty: 3 Alexios failed again in attacking Bohemond using caltrops, but successfully escaped
After a brief rest at Ohrid, Alexios I left the survivors of his army there with Gregorios Pakourianos and withdrew to the Vardar to assemble new mercenaries. He then returned to the attack, using iron caltrops to try to defeat the Norman cavalry. He scattered caltrops on the battlefield at the point where he expected the charge. The Byzantine cavalry were to fight so as to avoid the caltrops, leaving the confused Normans to be cut down by archers. But Bohemond got wind of the plan. He fought defensively at the point where the caltrops were, but made cavalry charges on the flanks. The Byzantine forces, by now demoralised, fled, only the emperor making stiff resistance till he decided the battle was lost and it was too dangerous to continue. Though pursued by Bohemond and his chief counts, he secured his retreat by a brief counter-attack with Goules, which laid low the first pursuer and discouraged the whole pursuit. He left Pakourianos in charge, and returned to the capital to bring more troops
Certainty: 3 Manouvres of Bohemond & Pakourianios Certainty: 3
1083
Certainty: 3 Alexios I returned victorious from Kastoria; Pakourianos & the patriach of Jerusalem made the peace Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Typikon of Theotokos Petritziotissa (Backovo) by Gregorios Pakourianos Certainty: 3
1085
Certainty: 3 Alexios I sent Pakourianos & Branas against Manichaeans & Pechenegs; they were defeated & both killed
Traulos the Manichaean, with his co-religionists at Beliatoba, saw an opportunity to use the hordes of Pechenegs who now regularly crossed the Danube to realise an old plan: they worked together to ravage Byzantine territory. When Alexios learned of the attacks launched against the empire by this coalition, he sent Gregorios Pakourianos and Nikolaos Branas to oppose them. Pakourianos discovered that the enemy had gathered near Beliatoba, in such huge numbers that (in his view) they could not sensibly be attacked. This conservative approach was undermined by Branas, who demanded an immediate assault. By an imputation of cowardice, Branas got his way and made Pakourianos give the order for battle. In the battle Pakourianos led the middle of the line. But the army was terrified, seeing it was only a fraction of the size of the enemy. Losses were very heavy, including Branas, who suffered a fatal wound. But Pakourianos fought on furiously, making powerful charges, until he rode with great violence into an oak tree and died at once. The army scattered in all directions. Alexios I mourned all the fallen, especially Pakourianos
Unassigned Activities
Organised the monastic life of his foundation according to the rule of the monks at Panagiou in Constantinople (Anonymi 11002)
While still at Theodosioupolis, he made sure that the salvation of his brother Apasios 11001's soul would be taken care of, spending from his own treasury for this purpose
Appointed doux of Theodosioupolis, he left for the East having entrusted to his brother Apasios 11001 the administration of and collection of revenues from his properties
On his return from Theodosioupolis, he found nothing left of his late brother Apasios 11001's properties nor of his, which he had entrusted his brother with while in the East
Having won a major victory over the Pechenegs who had set themselves against the empire and the Christians, he was rewarded by Alexios 1 Komnenos with gifts of garments
Taken captive by the Cumans, on his release he was offered gifts of valuable imperial garments by Alexios 1 Komnenos and his brother Isaakios Komnenos (Isaakios 61)
Having been left destitute by his mother (Anonyma 11001) who spent all their possessions on her daughter's dowries after his father's death (Anonymus 11001), he travelled for a long time in Armenia, Georgia, Syria and the Roman empire in order to earn a living