Alexios Komnenos was successful in his task of capturing both major rebels (Nikephoros Bryennios and Nikephoros Basilakes). He was greatly honoured by Nikephoros III Botaneiates upon returning to Constantinople, though not so honoured as he had hoped
Certainty: 2 Successful campaign under Alexios Komnenos against Pechenegs Certainty: 2
1080
Certainty: 2 Rebellion of Nikephoros Melissenos, who captured Nicaea Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros III disinherited his empress' son Konstantinos, pushing her towards the Komnenoi Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios & Isaakios Komnenos did not attend court together, so that one of them would survive any plot Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Capture of Kyzikos by the Turks caused summoning of Alexios on a day when Isaakios was at court Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Failure of plots by Boril & Germanos to have Alexios Komnenos banished or blinded Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Pressure of plots against them made Komnenos brothers decide to revolt Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Adoption of Alexios Komnenos by empress Maria of Alania Certainty: 1
1081
Certainty: 2 Kyzikos crisis allowed Alexios Komnenos to call all friendly army-commanders to Constantinople Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Boril attacked Alexios (I) to Nikephoros III over summons to officers: Alexios successfully replied Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Boril & Germanos made further desperate plans, but they were betrayed by an anonymous Alan Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Crisis talks of Komnenos brothers & their mother, then 2 days later with Pakourianos & Oumberto(poulo)s Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios left Constantinople at dawn for the army at Tzouroulos, inspiring a popular song Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The Komnenoi left by the Blachernai gate, taking horses from royal stables & mutilating the rest Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Georgios Palaiologos reluctantly joined Komnenoi, taking womenfolk to Blachernai & bringing money on mules Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 At insistent imperial summons, the women gained entrance to Hagia Sophia & claimed asylum Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Kaisar Ioannes was persuaded to join revolt, & en route added a tax-collector's gold & some Turks Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Women of Komnenoi confined to Petrion monastery with daughter-in-law of kaisar Ioannes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Rebels started from Tzouroulos for Constantinople, welcomed nearly everywhere; they camped at Schiza Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Which brother should they proclaim? Intense lobbying for Alexios from his family & the Doukai Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios himself made Alexios accept, amid united acclamations led by the Doukai Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros Melissenos from Damalis suggested that a Komnenos rule the west & himself the east Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 While beginning siege of City, Alexios (I) offered to make Melissenos kaisar & give him Thessalonike Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Melissenos' envoys demanded a chrysobull, which Georgios Manganes constantly postponed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The Komennoi set up headquarters at Aretai, near the walls, & from there kept up a siege without engines Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros III, facing Komnenoi & Melissenos, depaired; Alexios (I), not trusting his army, needed quick results Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Kaisar Ioannes advised Alexios (I) to bribe German Nemitzoi on walls: their response was promising Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manganes still delayed the chrysobull; impatient envoys were sent back to Melissenos with a less formal answer Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Georgios Palaiologos went to Nemitzoi to arrange betrayal: attacking army in battle order awaited a signal Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The signal was given, the gate of Char(i)sios opened, & the Komnenian army burst into the city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros III told Nikephoros Palaiologos not to attack the rebels, but to make peace: the Komnenoi delayed Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros Palaiologos proposed that Alexios (I) be adopted as Nikephoros III's son & effective emperor Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 After indecision, Palaiologos' terms were rejected, kaisar Ioannes saying that they came too late Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Boril wanted to use the Varangians, but Kosmas I the patriarch took Nikephoros III to Hagia Sophia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The Komnenoi seized the palace & sent envoys to escort Nikephoros III to tonsure at the Peribleptos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Accession of Alexios I Komnenos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Empress Maria remained in palace (because she & her son were vulnerable, not to marry Alexios) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios I left his wife & Doukai relations in the lower palace: he with Komnenoi lived in Boukoleon Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Friction between Komnenoi & Doukai over coronation of Anna Doukaina Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros Melissenos in Constantinople
He came to Constantinople on April 8, to become a part of the new administration. Alexios honoured his promise to make Melissenos kaisar, but had to find a higher office (sebastokrator) for the oldest male in the family, his brother Isaakios. Kaisar thus became the third office in the acclamations, after sebastokrator: both wore crowns on public occasions
Certainty: 2 Alexios I & Isaakios, as soon as they were in power, cancelled the acts of Nikephoros III Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 The patriarch Kosmas I crowned Eirene Doukaina, then resigned, to be replaced by Eustratios Garidas Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Konstantinos, son of the empress Maria, became co-emperor; they moved to the palace of Monomachos at Mangana Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I, guilt-ridden for the conduct of his troops, confessed & did heartfelt penance Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I, virtually without troops or money, faced Turks in the east & Guiscard in the west Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Alexios I probably now appointed his highest dignitaries, mainly family members, inventing new titles Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios befriended Leon & Nikephoros Diogenes & treated Eudokia well Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Alexios I asked eastern governors to consolidate defence but bring surplus troops to the capital Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Georgios Monomachatos from Constantinople to Dyrrachion Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Robert Guiscard left his son Roger in Italy, planning to attack Dyrrachion by sea aided by Bohemond on land Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I forced Sulayman of Nicaea to stop raiding close to the capital & make peace Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Monomachatos defected, but was persuaded to return by a chrysobull guaranteeing his safety Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I sought to win allies against Robert Guiscard Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Georgios Palaiologos fortified Dyrrachion, rallied the defenders & reported to Alexios I Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Siege of Dyrrachion began with questions over identity of "Michael VII" Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Anna Dalassene had full imperial powers by a chrysobull, & reformed the women's area of the palace Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The Venetians were paid for aid: they defeated Bohemond & were rewarded Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I confirming possessions & exemptions for Amalfitan monastery on Athos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I wrote to Pakourianos, asking him to gather troops; they left Isaakios governing the capital Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Pakourianos left Adrianople & joined Alexios I: list of the commanders of the army Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 News of battles near Dyrrachion: Palaiologos was wounded, war was conducted by towers Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios camped at Dyrrachion, wrote to Guiscard & searched for the right battleground Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Palaiologos was summoned by Alexios' seal-ring: a decision was taken to fight at once Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Guiscard hinted at peace, if Michael VII was avenged - with details completely unacceptable to Alexios Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios planned to attack Guiscard's camp; Guiscard moved his army & drew it up for battle Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 After a closely-fought struggle, the Normans were completely victorious, with heavy Byzantine casualties Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 When all was lost, Alexios made his escape - both heroic & miraculous, as reported to Guiscard Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios in his escape reached Ohrid; but Dyrrachion would now be defended by Venetians & Komiskortis Certainty: 3
Certainty: 0 Betrothal by rebel Alexios Komnenos of his daughter Anna to Konstantinos Doukas [false] Certainty: 0
Certainty: 1 Army proclaimed Alexios Komnenos emperor at Adrianople [disagreement] Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Abdication of Nikephoros III; smooth accession of Alexios I Komnenos [falsification] Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Alexios I issued chrysobulls for various monasteries Certainty: 1
1082
Certainty: 3 Inhabitants of Dyrrachion (mainly from Amalfi & Venice) surrendered the city to Guiscard Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I made military & financial preparations for the campaigns of 1082 Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I granted a chrysobull to Vatopedi, exchanging its solemnion for tax exemption & pasture rights Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I confirming ownership of Tadrinou (Derkos) to Leon Kephalas Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Lay revenues were not enough; Alexios seized church property, claiming this was canonical in emergencies Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Ioannes Italos was interrogated by the sebastokrator Isaakios, then confined by the patriarch Eustratios Garidas Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Report by Alexios on Ioannes Italos & the way he should be dealt with Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Italos' opinions were widely discussed, even at court; Alexios summarised them, & demanded public recantation Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Italos still supported the 11 heretical propositions, & was excommunicated; the sentence was later moderated Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Leon of Chalcedon attacked Isaakios & Eustratios Garidas for appropriating church property Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Failures & successes in Alexios' gathering of support for campaigns of the year 1082 Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Bohemond with increased forces refortified Ioannina as headquarters, & Alexios approached him there Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios tried to break up Norman cavalry charge with small carts, but failed, & again fled to Ohrid Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios failed again in attacking Bohemond using caltrops, but successfully escaped Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I that he & his successors would never again alienate sacred objects Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Aegean islands granted by Alexios I to Christ Pantepoptes, then exchanged for other properties with sekreton of Myrelaion Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Flourishing of astrology: Symeon Seth's predictions included the death of Guiscard Certainty: 1
1083
Certainty: 3 Bohemond captured several towns, then began the siege of Larissa, defended by Leon Kephalas Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I, his army based on Turks from Nicaea, tried to raise the siege of Larissa, following pleas from Kephalas Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios planned an ambush which allowed him to devastate Bohemond's camp & defeat half his army Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I granting exemptions & protection to Lavra metochion of Hagios Andreas (near Thessalonike) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 0 Katananges of Athens twice wrongly predicted the death of Alexios I, without being punished Certainty: 0
Certainty: 1 Alexios granted paroikoi to the bishop of Diabolis, but they were forced to flee Certainty: 1
1093
Certainty: 3 Christodoulos of Patmos completed & signed his testament at Euripos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Testament of Christodoulos of Patmos: alternative inheritances Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 A codicil was added to the testament of of Christodoulos of Patmos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Abul-Kasim built a fleet at Kios; Manuel Boutoumites attacked by sea & Tatikios by land to destroy it Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Alexios I wrote to Abul-Kasim offering terms & a visit to the capital; he agreed, fearing Borsuk Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 While Abul-Kasim was entertained in Constantinople, the admiral Eustathios secretly built Kibotos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Land owned by Lavra measured by anagrapheus Gregorios Xeros Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 8,000 modioi of land granted by Alexios I to Lavra
Alexios I ordered the anagrapheus Gregorios Xeros to proceed with the handover of 8,000 modioi of land to Lavra, as a consession to the monastery whose properties exceeded by 11,000 modioi the land on which it paid taxes
Certainty: 1 Theophylaktos told the bishop of Triaditza to attend a synod to discuss an old monk's complaints Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Theophylaktos wrote, probably to Ioannes Komnenos, about imperial confiscations from his church Certainty: 1
1094
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I prohibiting further measuring of Lavra lands Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros Diogenes began to plot fairly openly against Alexios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Alexios planned a full-scale campaign against Chaka, appointing Ioannes Doukas as megas doux Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios went to Philippoupolis to deal with a Dalmatian threat, then a rumoured Cuman invasion Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios dealt with charges of plotting against his nephew Ioannes, which split the imperial family Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 From Philippoupolis, Alexios reconnoitred the Zygon range on the border of Dalmatia, restoring defences Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Alexios led an army against the Serbs, intending to defeat Bolkan & rebuild Lipenion Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bolkan sent ambassadors to Alexios at Skopia, blaming Byzantine governors for raids on Serbia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios accepted peace proposals & returned to the capital, leaving men to complete the details Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios made every attempt to win over Nikephoros Diogenes, but his plots persisted Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bolkan sent no hostages & invaded again; Alexios vainly reminded him of their agreement Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes, son of the sebastokrator, was sent against Bolkan, who played for time, planning an attack Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Alexios issued a lysis in response to a report on the ownership of monastic property Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios, en route to deal with Bolkan & rebuild the area, reached Daphnoution & awaited his relatives Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios ignored warnings of assassination; Nikephoros Diogenes did enter his tent but was deterred Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros again failed to murder Alexios on Konstantinos Doukas porphyrogennetos' estate near Serres Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros Diogenes fled to an estate of Maria of Alania; Alexios left Konstantinos at Pentegostis Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Three-month siege of Mitylene ended in Byzantine victory; Chaka sued for peace Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios sent Ioannes Doukas against Karykes in Crete & Rapsomates in Cyprus Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Nikephoros Diogenes failed to borrow a horse, did not flee, was arrested & questioned Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Mouzakes elicited a confession from Nikephoros Diogenes, naming conspirators with some evidence Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios was in danger, seeing how few his supporters were; he punished only a few ringleaders Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios announced clemency at a public meeting; but his men blinded the ringleaders Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios at Lipenion made Bolkan sue for peace & give the promised twenty hostages Certainty: 3