Certainty: 1 Romanos IV made Nikephoros Bryennios his adoptive brother Certainty: 1
1071
Certainty: 2 At Theodosioupolis Romanos took two months of provisions, because country ahead was destroyed
Joseph Tarchaneiotes and Nikephoros Bryennios wanted to keep the army together and stay where they could control the availability of supplies. But other rasher generals persuaded Romanos to divide the army and advance. They took supplies for two months, as the lands ahead had been ravaged and destroyed. The sultan Alp Arslan sent envoys to Romanos IV, and they had been travelling with him. They were received rather discourteously but were given a cross, so as to return safe with the sultan's response to the emperor's demands. He told them aggressively that if the sultan wanted peace he should vacate the place where his camp was, because Romanos wanted to camp there. Some of his intimates had persuaded the emperor that the sultan was seeking peace out of fear, as he was not leading a battleworthy force. At Theodosioupolis Romanos met Paulos the katepano of Edessa, who was to govern Theodosioupolis at the end of the campaign
Certainty: 2 Turkish forces reported nearby: Nikephoros Bryennios, sent against them, later demanded reinforcements Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Romanos still unaware of danger: he called Bryennios a coward & sent Nikephoros Basilakes to aid him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bryennios & Basilakes continued the fight, the latter taking the lead & being captured Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Some of Romanos IV's generals remained overconfident, though Uze mercenaries defected to the Turks Certainty: 2
Battle of Mantzikert (general factoids)Certainty: 2
1074
Certainty: 1 Dispute at court over proposed appointment of Nikephoros Bryennios as kaisar Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Slavs in Bulgaria subjugated by Nikephoros Bryennios Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Successful campaign under Nikephoros Bryennios against Croatians & Diokleians Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Norman attacks on merchant ships sailing to Dyrrachion checked by Nikephoros Bryennios Certainty: 1
1077
Certainty: 2 Rebellion of Ioannes Bryennios & Nikephoros Basilakes, joined reluctantly by Nikephoros Bryennios Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Skirmish near Thessalonike between Nikephoros Basilakes & Nikephoros Bryennios, who made an alliance Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Rebellion of Nikephoros Bryennios, joined by Adrianople, Raidestos & other cities Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros Bryennios, acclaimed at Traianoupolis, advanced to Adrianople Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Attack on Constantinople by troops of Ioannes Bryennios Certainty: 2
1078
Certainty: 2 Pechenegs lifted siege of Adrianople when bribed by rebel Nikephoros Bryennios Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Rebellion of Nikephoros Bryennios & Nikephoros Basilakes against Nikephoros III Botaneiates Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Pechenegs raiding the Chersonnesos were defeated by Ioannes Bryennios & became his allies Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros Bryennios marched on Constantinople; Nikephoros III gathered a few defenders Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Several peace overtures from Nikephoros III rejected by Nikephoros Bryennios Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros Bryennios set unacceptable conditions to Nikephoros III's peace overtures Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios Komnenos, now domestikos, marched against Nikephoros Bryennios with few troops Certainty: 2