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 Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios planned to attack Guiscard's camp; Guiscard moved his army & drew it up for battle
Alexios I planned to assault Robert Guiscard's camp from two sides: all his non-Christian troops were to attack via salt-pans in the rear, while he would lead a frontal assault once he knew the others had arrived. However Guiscard left his camp empty, crossed a bridge and reached Hagios Theodoros, where his men took communion. Then he drew his forces up in three parts: he led the centre, Amicus of Molfetta the seaward wing and Bohemond the landward. When Guiscard moved his army, Alexios quickly redirected his own troops to Robert's new position, giving a special role to the Varangians under Nampites, but allowing the attack from the rear on Robert's camp to continue. In drawing up his army, he led the centre, while he put Nikephoros Melissenos in charge of the right wing and Gregorios Pakourianos of the left; Nampites with the Varangians was positioned in front of the centre with a corps of archers
1082
Certainty: 3 Alexios failed again in attacking Bohemond using caltrops, but successfully escaped Certainty: 3
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
Gregorios Pakourianos established the typikon of his monastery of the Theotokos Petritziotissa in three copies (Greek, Armenian and Georgian), and deposited a copy at Panagiou in Constantinople. It contained a large number of stipulations about the way of life of the monks who were to live there, and financial and administrative matters for the future
1085
Certainty: 3 Alexios I sent Pakourianos & Branas against Manichaeans & Pechenegs; they were defeated & both killed Certainty: 3
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