Isaakios Komnenos proclaimed emperor by the army at Gounaria
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MICHAEL VI (1056-1057)
1057
Summary:
The conspirators moved on from Kastamon to Gounaria, where Isaakios Komnenos was proclaimed emperor, with that part of the army of the east which had not remained loyal to Michael VI
Dates:
1057 June 8
sons of Basileios Argyros (nephews of Romanos III) (
Anonymi 121
)
Reached Kastamon, took
Isaakios 1
Komnenos to Gounaria, gathered the area's soldiers and those who wanted to join in the rebellion (against
Michael 6
), and proclaimed him sole emperor of the Romans (on June 8 of the 10th indiction (1057):ὀγδόην ἄγοντος τότε τοῦ Ἰουνίου μηνός, τῆς δεκάτης ἰνδικτιῶνος)
Skylitzes 489.71-78
Emperor Isaakios I Komnenos (
Isaakios 1
)
Proclaimed strategos autokrator by the troops who gathered hastily after the blinding of their fellow-conspirator Bryennios (Anonymus 58), he only had with him part of the eastern army (others having defected to the emperor
Michael 6
) (at the time of the summer solstice:περὶ τὰς ἐαρινὰς τροπάς)
ἀναγορεύουσι στρατηγὸν αὐτοκράτορα Attaleiates: History 54.13-17 / 41.12-15
When the soldiers learnt that he was attempting usurpation and was chorus leader in the drama, with the most powerful families assisting, thinking this to be what they were preparing for, they seized the moment, each hastening to be before the next (:)
Zonaras 18.2.16
He had been elected emperor, but the lesser honour of kaisar was promised to
Konstantinos 10
(:)
εἰ γὰρ ᾽Ισαάκιος βασιλεὺς προκεχείριστο Psellos: Chronographia VII 88.12-13
Was taken unwillingly by
Romanos 104
Skleros, Bourtzes (
Michael 120
), Botaneiates (
Nikephoros 3
) and the sons of
Basileios 104
Argyros (
Anonymi 121
) to Gounaria where he was proclaimed sole emperor of the Romans (on June 8 of the 10th indiction (1057):ὀγδόην ἄγοντος τότε τοῦ Ἰουνίου μηνός, τῆς δεκάτης ἰνδικτιῶνος)
Skylitzes 489.71-78
He became leader of the military opposition to the policies of
Michael 6
as it developed into a rebellion, and was eventually proclaimed emperor (:)
αὐτοκράτορα τῶν ὅλων ἀνηγορεύκασιν Psellos Leichoudes 407
The movement he would lead (though unnamed here) was not a revolt of some military men, as seen before, but of the whole military class from top to bottom, because safe politicians were given more recognition than endangered soldiers (:)
Psellos Keroularios 361-362
Emperor Konstantinos X Doukas (
Konstantinos 10
)
Assisted and provided abundant funds to
Isaakios 1
in the latter's bid for the throne (:)
Skylitzes Continuatus 108.21-23
Emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates (
Nikephoros 3
)
Reached Kastamon, took
Isaakios 1
Komnenos to Gounaria, gathered the area's soldiers and those who wanted to join in the rebellion (against
Michael 6
), and proclaimed him sole emperor of the Romans (on June 8 of the 10th indiction (1057):ὀγδόην ἄγοντος τότε τοῦ Ἰουνίου μηνός, τῆς δεκάτης ἰνδικτιῶνος)
Skylitzes 489.71-78
Romanos Skleros, brother of Maria Skleraina (
Romanos 104
)
Reached Kastamon, took
Isaakios 1
Komnenos to Gounaria, gathered the area's soldiers and those who wanted to join in the rebellion (against
Michael 6
), and proclaimed him sole emperor of the Romans (on June 8 of the 10th indiction (1057):ὀγδόην ἄγοντος τότε τοῦ Ἰουνίου μηνός, τῆς δεκάτης ἰνδικτιῶνος)
Skylitzes 489.71-78