Cilician cities, retaken by Turks after withdrawal of Ioannes II, recovered by Thomas
Unit appears in:
IOANNES II (1118-1143)
1141
Summary:
After Ioannes II withdrew from Cilicia, the Turks took back the cities he had captured. However Ioannes made an aggressive gesture, causing the Turks to return the cities to Thomas, the Byzantine governor of Cilicia
Dates:
1141 (Uncertain)
Thomas, governor of Cilicia (
Thomas 25001
)
When
Ioannes 2
had withdrawn from Cilicia, the Turks stole the cities again; but they were soon cowed by a gesture from Ioannes into returning them to his "apostle" Thomas (:)
Prodromos, Historische Gedichte LXXI.49