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 Crusader forces reached Nicaea: position of contingents in the siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Theophylaktos of Ohrid sought help from powerful friends against accusations of Lazaros Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Kilic Arslan I arrived & fought a battle in which he failed to relieve his city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Siege of Nicaea Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Surrender of Nicaea to Boutoumites & Alexios I Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Tancred met Alexios I after the fall of Nicaea Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Gift to Alexios I of young Turkish prisoner Ioannes Axouch Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Crusaders left Nicaea, divided into two armies to ease problems of supply Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusaders arrived at Antioch: positions of contingents in siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Absence of Robert of Normandy from Antioch, helping the English at Laodikeia Certainty: 2
1098
Certainty: 3 Disastrous crusade of Sven of Denmark Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Byzantine preparations for participation in crusade: capture of Smyrna but assassination of governor Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Ioannes Doukas defeated the defenders of Ephesos, taking many prisoners, who were put on the islands Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Alexios I retreated from Philomelion after bad news from Antioch & warnings of a Turkish invasion Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Embassy of Baldwin of Hainault & Hugh of Vermandois to Alexios I Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Pisan fleet carrying Daimbert attacked Ionian Islands: reactions of Byzantines Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I granting the taxes of Radolibos to Kale (widow of Symbatios Pakourianos) Certainty: 3
1099
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse & other returning crusaders stopped siege of Laodikeia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Alexios I granted exemptions for Patmos paroikoi Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Barzachanion (Thrace?) taken away from Lavra by the anagrapheus Andronikos but returned by Alexios I Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Marriage of Maria, daughter of Alexios I to Nikephoros Katakalon Euphorbenos Certainty: 1
1100
Certainty: 2 Departure of Raymond of Toulouse from Laodikeia to Constantinople Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 A letter asking for Bohemond's intervention was intercepted at Laodikeia Certainty: 3
1101
Certainty: 3 Journey of (mainly Lombard) crusaders of 1101 to Constantinople Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Disorderly gathering of Lombard crusaders at Constantinople, camping by Bosporos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Lombard crusaders coaxed across the Bosporos with the aid of Raymond of Toulouse Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Lombard crusaders left Nikomedeia towards Neokaisareia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Byzantine expansion on the Syrian coast disputed by Tancred Certainty: 1
Certainty: 3 Leaders of the Lombard crusade, hotly pursued, escaped to the coast & Constantinople Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Dispute over properties between Iveron & Konstantinos Bourtzes Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Decree of Alexios I concerning dispute between Iveron & Konstantinos Bourtzes Certainty: 3
1102
Certainty: 3 Remnants of various defeated armies of 1101 set out from Antioch to Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I authorizing purchase of 4 ships by Lavra Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Baldwin I, for crusaders of 1101, sent envoys to ask Alexios I to stop betraying crusaders Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Baldwin I, almost alone, escaped to the coast, to Arsuf then Jaffa Certainty: 3
1103
Certainty: 3 Negotiations over the collection of a ransom for Bohemond Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Bohemond was freed to resume rule, compensating Tancred & defiant towards Alexios I Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Agreement between Iveron & Konstantinos Bourtzes over disputed properties
Nikephoros Bryennios was requested by Alexios I to investigate the dispute between Konstantinos Bourtzes and Iveron. He summoned the two parties who presented their cases, Bourtzes challenging the land assessment and the monks demanding their land grant. Bourtzes complained that the proasteion of Chliaropotamon, which had been granted him in compensation for lands given up to the monastery, remained in the hands of the kaisar Nikephoros Melissenos. Bourtzes declared to Bryennios that he had no objection to the assessment and delimitation of the disputed land by Ioannes Komnenos other than the use of a longer measure which favoured the monks of Iveron, who were thus granted more land. On the other hand, the hegoumenos of Iveron and Michael, one of its monks, claimed that a large part of the land grant and the 5000 modioi had not been handed over to the monastery. Nikephoros Bryennios decided to investigate Bourtzes' complaint that a longer measure than usual had been used, but was spared that task when the parties resolved their differences amicably. He accepted the compromise reached and decided to request an imperial act for a local praktor to put Bourtzes in possession of Chliaropotamon. He also decided to ask Alexios I to set Ioannes Komnenos the task of producing a new praktikon, to reflect the new situation
Certainty: 2 Conspiracy of the Anemas brothers against Alexios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Delimitation of Iveron properties ordered by Alexios I Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Gregorios Taronites rebelled: exchange of letters with Alexios I Certainty: 2
1104
Certainty: 2 Attack of Manuel Boutoumites on Cilicia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Competition to fortify Korykos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Failure of Byzantine navy to intercept a Genoese fleet before it reached Laodikeia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Isaakios Komnenos, brother of Alexios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Failure of all-out Byzantine assault on Laodikeia, which was resupplied by Bohemond Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios I with his family visited Kyrillos Phileotes & had the old church of his monastery rebuilt Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Raymond of Toulouse attacked Tripoli in force & completed Mount Pilgrim Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Chrysobull of Alexios I confirming Lavra's exchange of Barzachanion with other properties near Thessalonike Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Bohemond went to Italy, leaving Tancred regent of an impoverished Antioch Certainty: 3
1105
Certainty: 2 Birth of twins to Ioannes, son of Alexios I, at Balabista Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Alexios I was in Thessalonike for feast of St Demetrios, then returned to Constantinople Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 The mythical journey of Bohemond in a coffin Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Raymond of Toulouse, to be succeeded by William Jordan of Cerdagne Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Visit of Alexios I to Theotokos Eleousa while on campaign Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Alexios I sent Ioannes Taronites to persuade or force Gregorios Taronites to stop his rebellion Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Alexios I ordered his western commanders to concentrate at Sthlanitza Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Bolkan of Dalmatia, after winning a battle, was forced to send hostages Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Attempts by Alexios I to counter the propaganda of Bohemond in the west Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Gregorios Taronites approached the Danishmend emir, but was captured & sent to Alexios I Certainty: 2