Emperor Ioannes II Komnenos L XI / M XII
Ἰωάννης Κομνηνός ملك الروم (Varzos 34-I.203) (Ioannes 2)
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Narrative (308) 1087 Certainty: 3 Birth & coronation of Ioannes (II) Komnenos Certainty: 3 1088 Certainty: 3 Theophylaktos of Ohrid delivered an encomium to Alexios I, on the Pechenegs & his family Certainty: 3 1097 Certainty: 3 Godfrey of Bouillon finally waited on Alexios I in his palace & took oaths of allegiance Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Gift to Alexios I of young Turkish prisoner Ioannes Axouch Certainty: 2 1105 Certainty: 2 Birth of twins to Ioannes, son of Alexios I, at Balabista Certainty: 2 1108 Certainty: 2 Redistribution of Byzantine commands against Bohemond Certainty: 2 1110 Certainty: 1 Typikon for Eirene Doukaina's monastery of Kecharitomene Certainty: 1 1118 Certainty: 2 Manouvres over the succession to Alexios I Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Deathbed scene of Alexios I Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Death of Alexios I, accession of Ioannes II Komnenos Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II's choice of administrators for the empire Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Dispute over paroikoi between Lavra & 3 stratiotai to whom it had granted in pronoia a property at Archontochorion Certainty: 3 1119 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II made an immediate attack in Asia, capturing Laodikeia Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Plot against Ioannes II of Anna Komnene, Bryennios & other Komnenoi, & its results Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II confirmed privileges & granted exemptions & annual donation to Theologos of Patmos Certainty: 3 1120 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II captured Sozopolis & forts near Attaleia, returning to Constantinople Certainty: 2 1121 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II entered Macedonia, wintering at Beroe, seeking to divide Pecheneg invaders Certainty: 3 1122 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II destroyed the Pechenegs Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II appointed his son Alexios co-emperor, & his other three sons sebastokrators Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II refused to renew the privileges of the Venetians, who had become rich & arrogant Certainty: 2 Certainty: 1 Empress Eirene & Ioannes II began foundation of the Pantokrator Monastery Certainty: 1 1123 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II lost Rason to the Serbs, punished its commander, but won a great victory Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 A revenge attack by a Venetian fleet on Kerkyra, on its way to Palestine Certainty: 2 1124 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II made a sudden winter attack in Asia, converting & settling many prisoners Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Ravaging of Byzantine islands in the Aegean by the Venetians on their way home Certainty: 3 1126 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II was forced to renew the privileges of the Venetians Certainty: 2 Certainty: 1 Michael Italikos wrote to Ioannes II, agreeing to go as an envoy to Rome Certainty: 1 1128 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II marched to the Danube, crossed, pursued the Hungarians & defeated them Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II made a punitive raid into Hungary, then returned to Constantinople Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 The Hungarians captured Branicevo: Ioannes II returned, recaptured it & punished its commander Certainty: 3 1129 Certainty: 3 Istvan II attacked the Byzantines, but Ioannes II, forewarned, escaped with few losses Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Before turning east, Ioannes II settled affairs with western neighbours, including Italy Certainty: 2 1130 Certainty: 1 Deaths in the family of Eirene Doukaina, especially that of her son Andronikos Certainty: 1 Certainty: 0 Ioannes II issued decree for Theotokos Eleousa Certainty: 0 Certainty: 1 Michael Italikos praised his own qualifications in writing to Eirene Doukaina Certainty: 1 1132 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II besieged & captured Kastamon & other nearby towns Certainty: 2 1133 Certainty: 2 In the triumph for Kastamon, only an icon of the Theotokos rode in the chariot Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 The Danishmendid emir recaptured Kastamon while Ioannes II was ill in Constantinople Certainty: 2 1134 Certainty: 3 The Empress Eirene-Piroska died Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II attacked Muhammad ibn Danishmend with the aid of Mas'ud of Ikonion Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Beaten off in his first attack on Gangra, Ioannes II wintered on the Ryndakos Certainty: 3 1135 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II captured Kastamon & Gangra Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Antioch was offered by principal Antiochenes to Manuel (I), but then withdrawn Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II was praised in Christmas hymns for recovering Kastamon & Gangra Certainty: 3 Certainty: 1 Death in infancy of Alexios & Ioannes, sons of Ioannes' son Isaakios Certainty: 1 Certainty: 1 Ioannes of Poutza persuaded John II to transfer special navy taxes to general revenue Certainty: 1 1136 Certainty: 3 Epiphany hymns (probably of this year) with polychronia for Ioannes II & his sons Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II completed & signed the typikon of the Pantokrator Certainty: 3 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II listed relations & adherents to be commemorated in the Pantokrator Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 A huge Byzantine invasion of Cilicia, provoked by local attacks but maybe with wider purposes Certainty: 2 1137 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II reached Cilicia, capturing most of the coastal towns Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Defeat & capture of Lewon the Armenian ruler Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II moved inland into the Armenian area: Anazarbos fell after a fierce siege Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Further captures by Byzantines en route to Antioch Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II at Antioch in 1137: siege, meeting at his camp, visit to the city? Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II at Antioch in 1137: issues of status & details of the agreement Certainty: 2 Certainty: 1 Michael Italikos asked Ioannes Axouch to stop his enemies blocking his career Certainty: 1 1138 Certainty: 2 Reconciliation of Ioannes II with his brother Isaakios Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Michael Italikos wrote to thank Ioannes Axouch for his help Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Having wintered in Cilicia, Ioannes II led his crusader allies eastwards from Antioch Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II with crusader allies captured Buza'a, with much booty & many prisoners Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Booty from Buza'a was lost by Thomas on his way back to Antioch Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Buza'a was again taken, by capitulation: Christians broke agreements by forcing conversions Certainty: 2 Certainty: 3 Ioannes II captured al-Bab Certainty: 3 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II's campaign between Buza'a & Shayzar Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 The Christians captured a suburb of Shayzar, slaughtering its people; but not the citadel Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes II, increasingly contemptuous of his crusader allies, was bought off Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Raymond of Antioch allowed Ioannes II a triumphal entry & a few days' stay in Antioch Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 After some days in Antioch, Ioannes II left when Joscelin II manufactured a riot Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ioannes stayed briefly near Antioch, & was reconciled to Raymond & Joscelin Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 On leaving Antioch, Ioannes II captured Vahka after a ferocious fight Certainty: 2 Certainty: 2 Ascetic captured in siege of Shayzar ransomed in Constantinople Certainty: 2 Certainty: 1 The Turks regathered strength & retook Gangra Certainty: 1 1139 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 He attacked and captured islands on Lake Pousgouse. The people were Christians, but long accustomed to close contact with Ikonion, so they refused imperial rule. He put siege machines on boats to capture the islands, suffering losses in storms 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 Authorship (1) Death (6) Description (17) Dignity/Office (26) Second Name (7) Kinship (95) brother of Andronikos 108 (θάτερος (ἀδελφὸς)). Zonaras 18.24.25 ἀδελφεός. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte II.47 ἀδελφοῦ. Pantokrator Typikon 223 brother of Anna 62 ἀδελφῷ. Anna Komnene 7.54 (ἀδελφῇ). Niketas Choniates, Historia 6.32 brother of Eudokia 111 (αύταδέλφης). Pantokrator Typikon 224 brother of Isaakios 102 (τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὁ νεώτερος). Zonaras 18.24.25 ἀδελφοῦ. Seal 5412 ἀδελφοῦ. Kinnamos 32.11-12 ἀδελφόν. Italikos 265.13-14 ἀδελφόν. Basilakios, Orationes et epistulae 46.18 brother-in-law of Nikephoros 117 γαμβροῦ. Pantokrator Typikon 225 brother-in-law of Nikephoros 178 γαμβροῦ. Pantokrator Typikon 226 father of Alexios 103 (6 sources)father of Andronikos 109 (τὸν δεύτερον). Kleinchroniken 58.2 πατήρ. Niketas Choniates, Historia 16.29 (υἱῶν). Pantokrator Typikon 256-259 ὁ φυτεύσας. Manasses, Chronicle: Dedication 8 father of Anna 25001 (θυγατέρων). Pantokrator Typikon 262-263 father of Anonymae 25001 (τὰς ἐξ ὀσφύος). Niketas Choniates, Historia 37.80-82 father of Anonymi 4006 (filiis). William of Tyre bk. 15, 3.1 father of Eudokia 20108 (θυγατέρων). Pantokrator Typikon 262-263 father of Isaakios 103 ὦ πάτερ. Kinnamos 17.21-22 πατήρ. Niketas Choniates, Historia 16.30 (υἱοῦ). Pantokrator Typikon 238-240 (υἱῶν). Pantokrator Typikon 256-260 father of Manuel 1 (7 sources)father of Maria 168 (θυγατέρων). Kinnamos 36.20-21 (ἕτερον θῆλυ). Anna Komnene 370.44 (θυγατέρων). Pantokrator Typikon 262 father of Theodora 25002 (θυγατέρων). Pantokrator Typikon 262-263 father-in-law of Eudokia 112 (νύμφης). Pantokrator Typikon 221-222 grandfather of Alexios 3 πάππου. Patmos: Acts 1.105.6 grandfather of Alexios 25001 (ἐκγόνου). Pantokrator Typikon 238-240 grandfather of Alexios 25003 πάππους. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLIV.10 grandfather of Anonyma 25005 (τέκνων ... τέκνοις). Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XIV.21 grandson of Anna 61 (μάμμης). Pantokrator Typikon 210 grandson of Ioannes 63 (πάππου). Pantokrator Typikon 217 grandson of Maria 62 (μάμμης). Pantokrator Typikon 218 husband of Eirene 62 (7 sources)kin of Anna 25002 ξυγγενοῦς ... κόρης. Kinnamos 117.21 kin of Anonymi 6076 (τὸ συγγενές). Zonaras 18.24.20 kin of Eirene 25002 συγγενῶν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 9.21-22 nephew of Adrianos 102 (θείου). Pantokrator Typikon 227 nephew of Anna 63 (θείας). Pantokrator Typikon 236 nephew of Eudokia 108 (θειῶν). Pantokrator Typikon 231 nephew of Ioannes 65 (θείου). Pantokrator Typikon 234 nephew of Isaakios 61 (θείου). Pantokrator Typikon 220 nephew of Manuel 61 (θείου). Pantokrator Typikon 229 nephew of Maria 105 (θειῶν). Pantokrator Typikon 231-232 nephew of Michael 121 (θείου). Pantokrator Typikon 233 nephew of Theodora 106 (θειῶν). Pantokrator Typikon 231-232 nephew of Theodora 5001 (θείας). Pantokrator Typikon 236 nephew of Zoe 101 (θείας). Pantokrator Typikon 228 son of Alexios 1 (11 sources) son of Eirene 61 (6 sources)uncle of Alexios 25002 θεῖοι. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XLIII.a.5 uncle of Ioannes 17007 μητραδέλφῳ. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte XXXIX.69 uncle of Ioannes 25002 θείῳ. Niketas Choniates, Historia 36.50 (ἀδελφιδοῦν). Basilakios, Orationes et epistulae 46.17 θείου. Niketas Choniates, Historia 53.49 uncle of Anna 154 ἐπ᾽ ἀνεψιᾷ. Pantokrator Typikon 270-271 uncle (by marriage) of Ioannes 450 (ἐπ᾽ ἐνεψιᾷ γαμβρός). Pantokrator Typikon 270-271 Location (181) Possession (3) Alternative Name (1) Uncertain Ident (1)