Bohemond tried to expand his conquests, with mixed success; several counts planned to defect to Alexios

Summary:
When Robert Guiscard left for Italy to defend his realm against Henry IV, he advised Bohemond to extend the area he controlled in the Balkans. Bohemond took this advice. He sent out Petros Aliphas (Pierre d'Aulps) and Pounteses (Raoul de Pontoise?) and campaigned himself, with mixed results. Pierre occupied the two Pologoi; Raoul captured Skopia. Bohemond himself, having been invited to intervene by the inhabitants of Ohrid, hastened there but failed to take the citadel, which was guarded by Ariebes. From failure at Ohrid he continued to Ostrobos where he was also repulsed empty-handed; then from Ostrobos he turned towards Berroia, going through Soskos and Servia. Continuing from Berroia he reached Moglena by way of Bodena; at Moglena he rebuilt a small fortification, leaving an adequate garrison commanded by Sarakenos. From Moglena he moved on to Asprai Ekklesiai on the Vardar river, where he spent three months. There he discovered that three counts were planning to desert to Alexios I: Of these, Pounteses escaped, Guillaume was blinded in trial by combat, Renaud was sent to Guiscard in Italy and blinded there 
Dates:
1082 Summer-Autumn 
Ariebes, Armenian, rebel in 1095 (Ariebes 6001)
  • He successfully guarded the citadel of Ohrid against an attack by Bohemond 61, who had been summoned by the citizens (:) Anna Komnene 
Bohemond of Taranto (Bohemond 61)
  • He continued to be aggessive after the departure of Robert 61, following his advice to expand the area he ruled; he sent out Petros 15002 and Pounteses 101 and campaigned himself, with mixed results (:) Anna Komnene 153.69-74
  • Having been invited to intervene by the inhabitants of Ohrid he hastened there but failed to take the citadel, which was being guarded by Ariebes 6001 (:) Anna Komnene 153.75-78
  • From failure at Ohrid he continued to Ostrobos where he was also repulsed empty-handed; then from Ostrobos he turned towards Berroia, going through Soskos and Servia (:) Anna Komnene 153.76-78
  • Continuing from Berroia he reached Moglena by way of Bodena; at Moglena he rebuilt a small fortification, leaving an adequate garrison commanded by Sarakenos 15001 (:) Anna Komnene 153.78-82
  • From Moglena he moved on to Asprai Ekklesiai on the Vardar river where he spent three months; there he discovered that three counts were planning to desert to Alexios 1 (:) Anna Komnene 153.82-84
  • Of the theree counts, Pounteses 101 escaped, Guillaume 15002 was blinded in trial by combat, Renaud 15001 was sent to Robert 61 in Italy and blinded there (:) Anna Komnene 153.86-91
Guillaume (Gelielmos), unsuccessful traitor to Bohemond of Taranto (Guillaume 15002)
  • He, with Pounteses 101 and Renaud 15001, planned to desert from the Normans to Alexios 1; their plan was discovered, Guillaume was put to trial by combat, defeated and blinded (:) Anna Komnene 153.84-89
Petros Aliphas (Pierre d'Aulps) (Petros 15002)
  • To increase the area occupied by the Normans in the Balkans, he was sent by Bohemond 61 to occupy the two Pologoi (:) Anna Komnene 153.72-74
Pounteses (Raoul de Pontoise?), Norman leader (Pounteses 101)
Reynaud, unsuccessful traitor to Bohemond of Taranto (Renaud 15001)
Robert Guiscard (Robert 61)
  • When he left for Italy to defend his realm against Henry 54, he advised Bohemond 61 to extend the area he controlled in the Balkans; Bohemond took this advice (:) Anna Komnene 153.69-73
Sarakenos, count and commander under Bohemond of Taranto (died c. 1082) (Sarakenos 15001)
  • He was put in command of the garrison of the newly-rebuilt fort at Moglena by Bohemond 61; soon after, it was captured by Gregorios 61, and Sarakenos was killed (:) Anna Komnene 153.80-94