Certainty: 3 Nikephoros (III) Botaneiates was proclaimed emperor Certainty: 3
1081
Certainty: 3 Pakourianos left Adrianople & joined Alexios I: list of the commanders of the army
Gregorios Pakourianos left Nikolaos Branas as his replacement in Adrianople and led heavy-armed infantry and nobles to join Alexios I. Alexios had organised his army to march in battle formation, for the purpose of familiarisation. Konstantinos Opos was the commander of the corps of the exkoubitai, Antiochos of the Macedonian contingent, Alexandros Kabasilas of the Thessalians, Tatikios of the Turks living near Achridos. Xantas and Kouleon led their fellow-religionists the Manichaeans, while the troops specially attached to the emperor, the vestiaritai and the Franks, were under the command of Niketas Panoukomites and Konstantinos Oumpert(opoul)os
1108
Certainty: 2 Alexios I further blocked the passes & made four major appointments Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bohemond's brother Guy & other counts defeated two of Alexios' commanders Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 A Byzantine victory prevented the Normans using rafts, but was followed by a Byzantine defeat Certainty: 2