Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos E / L XII
Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός (Varzos 87-I.493) (Andronikos 1)
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- He yielded to none of the great in questions of bravery
- ὡς γὰρ πολλάκις ἔφην, τῶν τῆς γενναιότητας λόγων οὐδενὶ τῶν μεγάλων ὑπεχώχρει. Kinnamos 124.4-6
- Was by nature always agitated and had a quick and resourceful look, just as if the movements of his mind had emerged and were external
- σεσόβητο γὰρ ἀεὶ φύσει καὶ γοργόν το και ἔντρεχες ἔβλεπεν, ὡς ἂν οἶμαι τῶν ψυχικῶν αὐτῷ κινημάτων ἐκδυομένων ἤδη καὐτοῖς ἐκτός. Kinnamos 232.19-21
- A tyrant
- τοῦ τυράννου. Kleinchroniken 1476.86
- Gave himself up to indolence and goings-on in his tent ... his effeminacy and ... licentiousness ... behaved with extreme negligence
- ῥᾳστώναις καὶ παιδιαῖς ἑαυτὸν ταῖς ἐπὶ σκηνῆς ἐδεδώκει ... μαλακίαν ... ἀσελγίας ... ὀλιγωρίᾳ πολλῇ τινι κεχρημένος. Kinnamos 123.17-124.3
- He was praised in the encomium of a letter in a way which is stylised, but may also reflect to some extent his charm and popular appeal
- ... τῶν οὕτως ὑψηλῶν καὶ θεοπρεπῶν χαρισμάτων .... Tornikes, Georgios 108.1-111.14
- May have been planning revolt from the beginning; certainly was jealous of favours given to Ioannes 17006
- εἰ μὲν καὶ ἀρχῆθεν ἀποστασίαν ὤδινε ... μεγάλα ᾿Ανδρονίκου καθίκετο ψυχῆς. Kinnamos 124.22-126.9
- Said to have been much discussed earlier (in the extant text he has not been mentioned)
- οὗ πολὺν ἐν τοῖς ἔμπροσθεν ἐποιησάμεθα λόγον. Kinnamos 61.4-15
- He too rushed on with limitless courage, furious for battle, plying his spear and shield quite well
- θάρσει γὰρ καὶ οὗτος ἀπείρῳ διῳκεῖτο καὶ ἔπνει τὰς μάχας, ἐπιεικῶς τὸ δόρυ χειρίσας καὶ τὴν ἀσπίδα. Kinnamos 62.11-12