Arrested on charges of usurpation in the reign of Romanos 3, he hurled himself from a cliff and perished
ἐπὶ τυραννικαῖς αἰτίαις ἁλούς. Psellos: Chronographia V 10.3-5
Died after throwing himself off the walls at the palace of Blachernai breaking his neck, and his body was thrown where people committing suicide are usually cast