Despite illness of empress, Manuel reached the Danube, crossing by a ruse & personal example
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1165
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Dates:
1165
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Despite the illness of empress
Maria 63
he marched out to Sardike, where he gathered the army and proceeded to the Danube; confused the enemy by massing opposite Chramon but crossing at Belegrada (At the end of June:᾿Ιουνίου δὲ φθίνοντος)
Kinnamos 240.4-8
Seeing the Byzantines nervous of the Danube crossing, he himself went aboard a boat and shamed them into following; but in jumping on to the bank he slipped and twisted a leg; he remained zealous but rested, nursing the swelling (:)
Kinnamos 240.15-241.6
Maria of Antioch, second wife of Manuel I Komnenos (
Maria 63
)
Was seriously ill (:)
νόσῳ βαρείᾳ Kinnamos 240.4-5