Manuel made his way home through a narrow defile with great courage
Unit appears in:
MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1143-1160)
1160
Summary:
Dates:
1160
Ioannes, relative by marriage of Manuel I (
Ioannes 17012
)
Offered
Manuel 1
a shield when unarmed in dangerous circumstances; Manuel refused, saying that one shield could not save two (:)
Kinnamos 198.1-5
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Pillaged further, but on return his tiny force had to march through a dangerous defile against heavy odds; he refused the shield of
Ioannes 17012
(which could not cover 2), defeated the Turks with personal exploits and reached Constantinople (:)
Kinnamos 197.10-198.13