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
He camped in a broad ravine under the Crows' Nests mountains. From there he went hunting and killed a boar with his spear. But the impact was such that he could not stop his hand being forced against poisoned arrows in his quiver. One pierced his fingers, the poison got into his bloodstream and would affect his vital organs and eventually kill him. At the time, however, he made light of it, staunching the blood and pus with a piece of leather. That evening he ate and slept well, but the next day the wound began to swell and throb painfully. His doctors replaced the dressing and used new ointments, but to no avail; so they tried surgery. Lancing the wound brought no relief, but the swelling spread to his hand, wrist and arm, making him and the doctors desperate. He vetoed a plan to amputate his arm with no certainty of saving him. He lay in agony, ignoring disputes over treatment. On Easter Sunday after communion and on Monday the tent was left open for petitioners, at the suggestion of Ioannes Axouch, and the banquet was distributed to everyone; as it rained heavily, the emperor's bed was moved to a dry spot while he pondered the succession, finding bad omens in the Oracles of Leo the Wise. A monk from Pamphylia was asked to hold a vigil
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