Pecheneg troops soon rebelled, voted not to go east, & settled by the Danube

Summary:
The 15,000 Pechenegs, with their four leaders mounted horses provided by the Byzantines and set off for Iberia to fight Tughrul-Beg. However they had only reached Damatrys, under the guidance of Konstantinos Hadrobalanos, when they held a discussion over what they were to do. They decided not to travel so far to fight their fellow-Turks for Byzantine masters they did not really trust. On the proposal of Kataleim they decided to return to their comrades in Bulgaria. They failed to kill Hadrobalanos, who took refuge on the upper stories of the palace of Damatrys. They made their way to the coast. Standing before the sea with his men, wondering how to cross it, Kataleim asked those who wished to save themselves and their fellow Pechenegs to follow him, spurred his horse and entered the water, crossed to Hagios Tarasios, and reached Triaditza (Serdica). [This fantastic event throws doubt over the intention of the narration]. Konstantinos Arianites gathered his Macedonian forces and pursued them, reached Lobitzos, pillaged the encampment of Selte who managed to escape, and returned 
Dates:
1049 
Karamas, Pecheneg commander and Roman ally (Karamas 101)
  • Mounted his horse (provided by Konstantinos 9) and took the road to the East but stopped near Damatrys to discuss with his fellow commanders (Soultzous 101, Selte 101, Kataleim 101) their future course in what in their language is called a komenton (:) Skylitzes 460.2-6
  • One of the Pechenegs of Constantinople (captured along with Tyrach 101 after the latter's defeat), leader of the 15,000-strong Pecheneg army sent by Konstantinos 9 against Tughrul Beg 51 ἡγεμόνας τέσσαρας ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Πατζινάκων Skylitzes 460.92-93
Kataleim, Pecheneg commander and Roman ally (Kataleim 101)
  • Among disagreements at Damatrys on whether to follow the emperor's orders and proceed to fight the sultan in Iberia, or to defect, he suggested to return and join their fellow Pechenegs (in Bulgaria), and ordered his men to follow him to the coast (:) Skylitzes 460.14-16
  • Standing before the sea and his men wondering how to cross it, he asked those who wished to save themselves and their fellow Pechenegs to follow him, spurred his horse and entered the water, crossed to Hagios Tarasios, and reached Triaditza (Serdica) (:) Skylitzes 461.22-29
  • Mounted his horse (provided by Konstantinos 9) and took the road to the East but stopped near Damatrys to discuss with his fellow commanders (Soultzous 101, Selte 101, Karamas 101) their future course, in what in their language is called a komenton (:) Skylitzes 460.2-6
Konstantinos Arianites, doux of Adrianople (Konstantinos 116)
  • When the Pecheneg army (sent to fight the sultan) defected from the Romans and returned to Bulgaria, he gathered his Macedonian forces and pursued them, reached Lobitzos, pillaged the encampment of Selte 101 who managed to escape, and returned (:) Skylitzes 461.37-41
Konstantinos Hadrobalanos (Konstantinos 117)
  • When the Pechenegs approached Damatrys, decided to abandon the war against the sultan and return to join their fellow Pechenegs (in Bulgaria), and attempted to murder him, he sought refuge on the thrid floor of a building at the palace of Damatrys (:) διεσώθη ἔν τινι τριωρόφῳ ὑπερώῳ τῶν ἐν τῷ Δαμάτρυϊ παλατίων Skylitzes 460.16-461.18
Selte, Pecheneg commander, once a Roman ally (Selte 101)
  • After the Pecheneg army he was leading defected from the Romans, returned to Serdica, joined the Pechenegs settled there, advanced on Philippopolis, crossed the Haimos and encamped by the river Osmos, he alone remained behind at Lobitzos to rest (:) Skylitzes 461.27-37
  • Managed to escape from Lobitzos when Arianites (Konstantinos 116), who was pursuing the Pechenegs, arrived and pillaged his encampment (:) Skylitzes 461.37-40
  • Mounted his horse (provided by Konstantinos 9), took the road to the East, but stopped near Damatrys to discuss with his fellow commanders (Soultzous 101, Karamas 101, Kataleim 101) their future course in what in their language is called a komenton (:) Skylitzes 460.2-6
Soultzous, Pecheneg commander and Roman ally (Soultzous 101)
  • Mounted his horse (provided by Konstantinos 9) and took the road to the East but stopped near Damatrys to discuss with his fellow commanders (Selte 101, Karamas 101, Kataleim 101) their future course, in what in their language is called a komenton (:) Skylitzes 460.2-6
  • One of the Pechenegs of Constantinople (captured along with Tyrach 101 after the latter's defeat), leader of the 15,000-strong Pecheneg army sent by Konstantinos 9 against Tughrul Beg 51 ἡγεμόνας τέσσαρας ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Πατζινάκων Skylitzes 460.92-93