Certainty: 2 Returning from Cilicia, Ioannes II sent a detachment to punish the people of Ikonion Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Return to Constantinople of Ioannes II's brother Isaakios & Isaakios' son Ioannes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Celebrations after the return of Ioannes II from Syria & Cilicia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Literary work celebrating Isaakios Porphyrogennetos after his return Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikephoros Basilakes wrote a speech to welcome Ioannes II on his return from Syria Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Operations, building & preparations in Western Anatolia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II made an expedition to Pontos, & wintered there Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Theodoros Prodromos began to write poems of pure begging Certainty: 1
1140
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II attacked Neokaisareia in appalling conditions Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II praised his son, Manuel (I), for bravery but thrashed him for rashness Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Defection to the Turks of the emperor's nephew Ioannes Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Retreat of the Byzantine forces from Neokaisareia Certainty: 3
1141
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II reached Constantinople on his return from Pontos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II left the capital for Lopadion Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Roger II asked Ioannes II for an imperial bride for his son - but Ioannes' death intervened Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II returned to Constantinople after the summer Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Fragmentary text (by Basilakes?) mentions naval activity against Sicily Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Poems of Theodoros Prodromos to Theodoros Stypeiotes Certainty: 1
1142
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II left Constantinople for Attaleia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II went to Sozopolis, then captured islands in Lake Pousgouse, suffering losses Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II planned a "portion" in the south for his son Manuel (I) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Birth of Alexios, fifth child of the sebastokrator Andronikos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bertha von Sulzbach on arrival spoke prophetically about Alexios the co-emperor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Alexios & Andronikos, sons of Ioannes II, around Attaleia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Andronikos on the boat taking Alexios' body home: Isaakios took over Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II arrived unannounced at Tell Bashir Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II approached closer to Antioch, then withdrew to winter quarters Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Determination of Ioannes II to continue his campaign to Antioch & visit Jerusalem Certainty: 2
1143
Certainty: 3 Mortal injury of Ioannes II when hunting Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Deathbed speech of Ioannes II, bequeathing the throne to Manuel (I) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Accession of Manuel I Komnenos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Ioannes II Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II's body was loaded on shipboard at Mopsuestia & buried splendidly in the Pantokrator Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Dismay at the death of Ioannes II with the army so far from the capital Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Later epitaph for Ioannes II recording the succession of Manuel I Certainty: 2
1145
Certainty: 2 Raymond was forced to supplicate Ioannes II's tomb before Manuel forgave him Certainty: 2
1146
Certainty: 2 Violent quarrel among Komnenian family members at Metabole Certainty: 2
Unassigned Activities
His achievements were briefly covered by Kinnamos (Ioannes 17001)
᾿Επιτομὴ τῶν κατορθωμάτων ... Kinnamos 3.1
Built a new fortress at Lopadion on the plains by the Rhyndakos river
Kinnamos 38.9-10
Michael 62 (Palaiologos) was in exile over some clash with him. Basileios 242 (Tzintziloukes) was so devoted to him that when the co-emperor Alexios 103 died, he relied on him to ensure the smooth accesion of Manuel 1
Kinnamos 70.8-16
Had long before accepted and honoured the Hungarian pretender Boris 17001 when he had come to take refuge after some quarrel; had married him to a wife of imperial blood
Kinnamos 117.19-21
Long before (πολλῷ πρότερον)
He dedicated an icon to Christ with a poem of Theodoros 25001, thanking Christ for his successes as emperor
Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XXI
Now for the hospital: the nosokomos and meizoteros should receive wheat and wine for offerings in the 2 churches, plus quantities of oil, honey, must, vinegar, table wine, linseed, salt, rice, spelt, almonds, mastic, myrrh, incense, gum-ammoniac, simple medical articles, dates, plums, eggs and tow, starch, jelly, beet and seasoning, kitchen firewood, pine torch, barley, wheat-flour, bean-flour, lentils, millet, chick-peas, vetches, goat-fat, pig-fat, goose-fat, deer marrow etc., olives, raisins, dried figs, rose water, chamber pots, cooking pots, aprons, pots, wooden seats, sponges, sawdust, bran, cloths, combs etc., brooms and twice monthly cleaning of the dining room, braziers (1 large and 2 small), with plenty of coal,