In the triumph for Kastamon, only an icon of the Theotokos rode in the chariot

Summary:
Ioannes II returned to the capital in triumph with many prisoners, and Theodoros Prodromos wrote a hexameter poem summing up all his successes against the Turks. Ioannes ordered the building of a silver-plated chariot with semi-precious stones, drawn by four white horses: it is carefully described. The people attended with great enthusiasm and in large numbers. There were purple cloths and fabric icons in the streets, with wooden platforms for spectators along the route. There were many encomia spoken in prose and verse, by Theodoros Prodromos among others. Ioannes walked in front with a cross to Hagia Sophia, his ministers holding the reins and his sons and close relations behind tending the chariot, in which there rode the icon of the Theotokos, to whom (and God) he ascribed his victories and gave thanks, before entering the palace 
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Aïtougdes (?), amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Aitougdes 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.238
Alexios Komnenos, co-emperor, son of Ioannes II (Alexios 103)
  • In the triumphal procession for the capture of Kastamon he walked behind his father, dressed rather like him, followed by his three brothers (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VI.172-179
Alpsarous, amir from Gangra (Alpsarous 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.235
Andronikos Komnenos, son of Ioannes II (Andronikos 109)
  • In the triumphal procession for the capture of Kastamon, he walked with Isaakios 103 and Manuel 1 behind Ioannes 2 and Alexios 103: the five were acclaimed together (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VI.180-187
Aus(ar)aris, amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Ausararis 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.238
Eleldes (Alaeddin?), amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Eleldes 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.236
Elpengous (?), amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Elpengous 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.236
Ibrahim, amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Ibrahim 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.235
Inal, amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Inal 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.236
Emperor Ioannes II Komnenos (Ioannes 2)
  • He returned in triumph with many prisoners, ordering a silver-plated chariot with semi-precious stones, drawn by four white horses; there were purple cloths and fabric icons in the streets, with wooden platforms for spectators along the route (:) Niketas Choniates, Historia 18.78-88
  • Celebrated a triumph, walking with a cross behind a silver and gold chariot with an icon of Virgin — a renaissance of the time of Herakleios and Justinian (:) ... ὅπερ οἶμαι οὔπω μέχρι καὶ τότε κατεῖδον ἐξ ὅτου ῾Ηράκλειοι καὶ ᾿Ιουστινιανοὶ τὴν ῾Ρωμαίων διεῖπον ἀρχήν Kinnamos 13.15-14.2
  • He walked in front with a cross to Hagia Sophia, his ministers holding the reins and his close relations tending the chariot, in which there rode the icon of the Theotokos, to whom (and God) he ascribed his victories and gave thanks (:) Niketas Choniates, Historia 18.88-97
  • He returned to Constantinople, where Theodoros 25001 wrote a hexameter summary of the campaign, inviting him to ride on the chariot in his triumph (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte III.118-128
  • He received a regular ceremonial encomium from the demes, with many traditional features of the genre (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV
  • A worthy encomium for the emperor could only be made by bringing Homer back from the dead and covering the whole ground with silk; since this was impossible, the city should do what it could (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.251-256
  • Laodikeia (1119), Sozopolis (1120), Pechenegs (1122), Serbs (1123), Hungarians (1127), Amorion (?), Lemnos (?), and now Kastamon (1132) (:) Ἀμωριανή, Λημνιακή Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.271-277, V.23-28
  • He walked with his four sons in the triumphal procession for the capture of Kastamon, then with the patriarch Ioannes 19 alone entered the altar area of Hagia Sophia; finally he returned home to the palace (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VI.154-220
Ioannes IX Agapetos, patriarch of Constantinople (Ioannes 19)
  • He walked in the triumphal procession for the capture of Kastamon behind the imperial family, looking very old and ill, then he and Ioannes 2 alone entered the altar area of Hagia Sophia (:) γήραος ἐσχατογήρου Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VI.188-192
Isaakios Komnenos, son of Ioannes II (Isaakios 103)
  • In the triumphal procession for the capture of Kastamon, he walked with Andronikos 109 and Manuel 1 behind Ioannes 2 and Alexios 103: the five were acclaimed together (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VI.180-187
Kallinogles (?), amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Kallinogles 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.238
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (Manuel 1)
Theodoros Prodromos, man of letters (Theodoros 25001)
  • He implies that he was one of the many rhetors delivering prose and verse encomia in the triumph ceremony (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte VI.103-104, 149
Togril, amir from Amaseia (Togril 25001)
  • He was said to be the first of the Turkish leaders to be seen in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.234
Tzykes (?), amir paraded in triumph over Kastamon (Tzykes 25001)
  • He was one of the Turkish leaders said to be seen in in the triumph of Ioannes 2 over Kastamon (:) Prodromos, Historische Gedichte IV.236