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
As battles began around Dyrrachion, Bohemond sent his brother Guy, with Kontopaganos and Sarakenos, against the Byzantines Kabasilas and Kamytzes. Since some villages bordering on the Arbana mountains had already come over to Bohemond, Guy had guides who knew the secret tracks in the mountains around Debar. Guy divided his forces: he would make a frontal assault on Kamytzes while Kontopaganos and Sarakenos, with guides from Debar, would attack from behind. This combined attack caused Kamytzes terrible losses. When he saw his men in flight, he joined them. Among the many casualties were Karas and Skaliarios. A further Byzantine commander, Alyates, who was protecting Glabinitza with other picked men, for some reason came down to the plain, to reconnoitre or to fight. He met a force of Normans which divided in two: he fought splendidly against the enemy in front of him, but was surprised by forces from behind. Alyates himself was killed instantly by the lance of Kontopaganos, and others died with him
Certainty: 2 A Byzantine victory prevented the Normans using rafts, but was followed by a Byzantine defeat Certainty: 2