Congratulations for Manuel I on his first campaign against the Turks

Summary:
Manganeios Prodromos wrote a full encomium for his return to the capital after attacking Ikonion. It narrated how a Turk wounded him in the heel but was then dragged off by the hair, and spoke of imperial crimson footwear, other particular feats in the battle, repeated attacks, mythological parallels, and ended with a limping Philip of Macedon 
Dates:
1146: 
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (Manuel 1)
  • He was given an encomium for his first expedition against the Turks - the attack on Ikonion: how a Turk wounded him in the heel but was then dragged off by the hair, on crimson footwear, particular feats in the battle, repeated attacks, mythological parallels, ending with a limping Philip of Macedon (:) Manganeios Prodromos 25.1-226