Nikephoros Diogenes, son of Romanos IV L XI
Νικηφόρος Διογένης (Skoulatos 146, Cheynet: Diogenai p. 578) (Nikephoros 64)
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Narrative
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Description
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Said that he was son of the former emperor (
Romanos 4
) Diogenes
υἱὸν ἔλεγεν ἑαυτὸν εἶναι τοῦ βασιλεύσαντος Διογένους. Zonaras 18.23.26
He was employing his usual mask, with the crafty assumption of a rather cheerful face
συνήθει δὲ χρώμενος προσωπείῳ τὴν ἀλωπεκὴν περιεβέβλητο καὶ τὴν ὄψιν χαριεστέραν διατιθείς. Anna Komnene 268.27-28
He had a sharp mind, a flexible character in everything but his determination to revolt, a honeyed tongue, a sweet presence, a crafty humility sometimes replaced by the fury of a lion
... στάσιμος δὲ οὐδαμῶς, εἰ μὴ ὅσον πρὸς τὸ τυραννήσειν τὸ ἀμετάθετον ἐνεδείκνυτο .... Anna Komnene 272.44-48
Scion of the purple, a man incomparable in strength but in state of mind and nobility of soul not enriched in proportion to his bodily strength
ὁ τῆς πορφύρας βλαστός, ἀνὴρ τὴν μὲν ἰσχὺν ἀπαράμιλλος, τὴν δὲ τῆς γνώμης ἕξιν καὶ τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς γενναιότητα οὐ κατὰ τὴν σωματικὴν πλουτήσας ἰσχύν. Zonaras 18.23.11
He and his brother
Leon 15005
were young men with no experience of the misery of war
νέοι καὶ τῆς τῶν μόθων κακότητος ἄγευστοι. Anna Komnene 210.31-33
Like his brother
Leon 15005
, he was exceptional in attractive appearance and strength ... tall and extremely well-proportioned ... just like lion cubs
... κατά τε σώματος ὥραν καὶ ῥώμην διαφέροντας τῶν πολλῶν ... ὑψηλοὺς καὶ ἰσομέτρους ὥσπερ ὑπὸ κανόνα ... σκύμνους οἷον λέοντος. Anna Komnene 271.6-11
He was powerful, fair-skinned, broad-chested, very tall, an amazing sight when playing polo on horseback, shooting arrows or wielding a spear or riding; this made him popular
... εἰ δὲ σφαιρίζοντα τοῦτον εἶδέ τις, εἰ δὲ ἱππαζόμενον, εἰ δὲ ὀιστὸν πέμποντα ἢ δόρυ κραδαίνοντα καὶ ἱππασίας ποιούμενον, θαῦμα ἐδόκει καινὸν θεᾶσθαι .... Anna Komnene 272.48-54
Dignity/Office
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Doux of Crete
τὴν τῆς νήσου Κρήτης ἀρχήν .... Anna Komnene 271.25
Porphyrogennetos
πορφυρογέννητοι. Anna Komnene 205.70
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Second Name
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Diogenes
Διογένους. Zonaras 18.23.26
Kinship
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brother of
Leon 15005
(υἱεῖς). Anna Komnene 130.21
brother of
Michael 7
αὐτάδελφος. Anna Komnene 270.96
brother-in-law of
Adrianos 102
γαμβρόν. Anna Komnene 273.4
half-brother of
Zoe 101
(ἑτεροθαλῶν ... ἀδελφῶν). Anna Komnene 273.4-5
son of
Eudokia 1
(μητέρα). Anna Komnene 271.23
son of
Romanos 4
υἱὸς. Zonaras 18.23.11
υἱεῖς. Anna Komnene 130.21
step-brother (on mother's side) of
Michael 7
ἀδελφὸν ... μητρόθεν ..., κἂν τὰ ἐς πατέρας διήλλαττον. Anna Komnene 270.81-82
step-brother of
Zoe 101
(ἑτεροθαλῶν ... ἀδελφῶν). Anna Komnene 273.4-5
Language Skill
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Location
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Crete
was doux of Crete Κρήτης. Anna Komnene 271.25
Daphnoution
made an attempt on
Alexios 1
's life at Daphnoution Δαφνούτιον. Anna Komnene 268.23
Kaisaropolis (Macedonia)
was exiled to prison in Kaisaropolis Καισαρόπολιν. Anna Komnene 276.91-92
Thrace
went to and entered fortress in τι πολίχνιον τῶν Θρᾳκικῶν. Zonaras 18.23.27
went to the regions of Thrace τἀπὶ Θρᾴκης τε χωρία. Zonaras 18.23.26
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Eunuchs
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