Further evidence on the Danube of the treachery of Alexios Axouchos
Unit appears in:
MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1166
Summary:
Dates:
1166
Alexios Axouchos (
Alexios 17004
)
Hinted seditiously to
Konstantinos 17004
that the two of them could be invincible; confidentially told (
Anonymus 17071
) Kasianos he was deliberately fighting feebly in Hungary because
Manuel 1
was urging him on to destroy his troops (:)
Kinnamos 268.6-20
Latin wizard (
Anonymus 17070
)
Was consulted by
Alexios 17004
on his secret plans for usurpation, and gave him many drugs to condemn
Manuel 1
to permanent childlessness; Alexios consulted him again despite being warned by Manuel (:)
Kinnamos 267.19-268.6
Kasianos, military commander (
Anonymus 17071
)
Censured
Alexios 17004
, with
Bela 53
on the Danube, for retreating too far; Alexios claimed he fought feebly to spare humanity, as
Manuel 1
's orders to fight hard aimed to destroy Byzantine troops; clear sedition, which was reported to Manuel (:)
Kinnamos 268.10-20
Konstantinos (Makro)Doukas, pansebastos sebastos (
Konstantinos 17004
)
Was told by
Alexios 17004
that the two of them, if they co-operated, would be invincible (not yet clear evidence of Alexios sedition) (:)
Kinnamos 268.6-10
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Tried to counsel
Alexios 17004
to give up his plans for usurpation, but the latter persisted in consulting a Latin wizard (
Anonymus 17070
) who gave Alexios many drugs so as to condemn him to perpetual childlessness (:)
Kinnamos 267.16-268.6