Certainty: 0 Marriage of Isaakios (I) to Aikaterine, eldest daughter of Samuel of Bulgaria Certainty: 0
1045
Certainty: 0 Isaakios (I) & Ioannes Komnenos as adults held high civil & military posts Certainty: 0
1055
Certainty: 2 Theodora confiscated goods of supporters of Proteuon & banished them, promoting her eunuchs Certainty: 2
1057
Certainty: 3 Michael VI refused to grant dignities to eastern generals, who turned against him Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Failure of second attempt by eastern generals to gain promotion, via Strabospondylos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos made a plot with angry eastern generals to remove Michael VI from throne Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The rebel generals, seeing fate of Bryennios, gathered at Kastamon, home of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Isaakios Komnenos proclaimed emperor by the army at Gounaria Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Isaakios (I) stayed near Kastamon, worried by rumours that Katakalon Kekaumenos had joined Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios (I) sent his family for safety to the fort of Pemolissa Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Kekaumenos joined the other rebels, & Isaakios (I) led them towards Nicaea Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VI took advice on the rebellion, especially from Michael Psellos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VI prepared western armies & any loyal eastern troops, under experienced leaders Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 With Isaakios (I) near Nicaea, many opposing troops went home, while their generals rallied to Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Two rival armies camped close together, testing each other's will, then drawn up in battle formation Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Victory of rebel Isaakios Komnenos over imperial army at battle of Polemon/Hades Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VI wanted to abdicate, but was urged to fight on by those who had promoted him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos with 2 colleagues sent as ambassadors to Isaakios Komnenos at Nikomedia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VI's envoys splendidly received Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 On the embassy, Psellos' speech persuaded Isaakios (I) to accept rank of kaisar Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Secret response of Isaakios (I) to the ambassadors of Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The first embassy of Psellos & his colleagues, they say, was ignored Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Outcome of embassy to Isaakios (I) reported to Michael VI; reply to secret response Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Second embassy to Isaakios (I) came close to agreement on settlement Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ambassadors assured Isaakios (I) he was popular in Constantinople, which would revolt at his approach Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael VI bribed populace, & compelled senators to sign an oath refusing recognition to Isaakios (I) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Rebels in Constantinople forced patriarch Michael Keroularios, feigning reluctance, to join them Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Keroularios wrote encouraging Isaakios (I) to hurry & Michael VI to abdicate Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Second embassy to Isaakios Komnenos interrupted by news of revolt in Constantinople Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Kekaumenos reached the city: abdication & tonsure of Michael VI Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Isaakios Komnenos entered city in triumph; he was crowned & proclaimed emperor by patriarch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote poem XVIII De kalendis, on the coronation of Isaakios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Crowning of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I successfully freed the city of soldiers, encouraging them to return when needed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Iconography of coinage, & other financial provisions for start of Isaakios I's reign Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Promotions to mark beginning of Isaakios I's reign Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Appointment of Psellos as proedros caused some controversy Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I sent for Aikaterine & made her augousta Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Decisions of Isaakios I to increase revenues & cut expenditure Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos Leichoudes was given a major administrative role by Isaakios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Return of Nea Mone to its founders, Keroularios exploiting a moment when Isaakios was busy Certainty: 2
1058
Certainty: 2 Haughty behaviour of the patriarch Keroularios led to gradual alienation from him of Isaakios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Pittakion of Isaakios I on the commemorations of Ioannes orphanotrophos & Theodoros nobelissimos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to the empress Aikaterine that he could not bear Constantinople without her & Isaakios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Psellos wrote an iambic poem for Isaakios I, celebrating one year of reign, which a prophecy said he would not reach Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Isaakios I, then to Theodoros Dokeianos, his nephew, asking if the first letter had been well received Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Sudden arrest & banishment of patriarch Michael Keroularios by Isaakios I Komnenos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Psellos was so flattered to receive a reply from Isaakios I that he promised to deposit the letter in his tomb Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote (without delivering) an attack on Michael Keroularios, proposing removal from priesthood Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I created a court (outside a town in Thrace), judges & charges, for fear of the people of the capital Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I made the whole learned class of Byzantium complicit in his attack on Keroularios Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos Leichoudes was the only approach to Isaakios I: Psellos wrote to him for the krites of Charsianon & a poor suppliant Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Michael Keroularios, undaunted by deposition, refused to resign but died as he arrived where the trial was to be held Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Repentant Isaakios had Keroularios buried in monastery he had built, his hand miraculously preserved in blessing Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Xach'ik, succeeding his uncle Petros as katholikos of the Armenians, was brought to the capital Certainty: 2
Certainty: 1 Isaakios I & his empress Aikaterine beautified church of St Ioannes Prodromos Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Chrysobull of Isaakios I for Amalfitan monastery on Athos(?) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Chrysobull of Isaakios I Komnenos for Nea Mone (Chios) Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Isaakios I halved the solemnion for Vatopedi granted by Konstantinos IX & Michael VI Certainty: 1
1059
Certainty: 2 Appointment of Konstantinos Leichoudes as patriarch Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Monk from St Saba (Jerusalem) satirised Psellos (& others): Psellos replied with Oratoria Minora 21 Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Census of themes carried out by the anagrapheus Leon: properties & privileges of Iveron confirmed Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Two of Isaakios I's nephews were praised as mighty bulwarks of his power Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Isaakios I as he set out against the Pechenegs, warning him of Selte Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The metropolitan of Amaseia was asked to watch over Psellos' son-in-law (?), the young krites of Armeniakon Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 War against Hungarians & Pechenegs: the Hungarians, when threatened, signed a treaty Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote to Isaakios I as he left against the Pechenegs: a conventional plea to stay Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote two (ill-informed) letters to imperial notarioi accompanying Isaakios I on his Danube expedition Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Campaign of Isaakios I against Pechenegs: all leaders but Selte submitted, & Selte was crushed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Psellos wrote two eulogies of Isaakios I during the Pecheneg campaign, one on earlier events, the other badly informed Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Troops returning from Danube decimated by snowstorm at Mt Lobitzos on St Thekla's day Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 The father-in-law of Theodoros Dokeianos died near the end of Isaakios I's Danube expedition (at Lobitzos?) Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Next day, after many troops drowned, Isaakios was nearly killed by a falling oak Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Isaakios rushed home after rumour that eastern tax assessor had revolted; this proved false Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Foundation of chapel of St Thekla at Blachernai by Isaakios I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I fell ill while hunting & asked his brother Ioannes to succeed him Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos fell seriously ill after lightning strike while hunting Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Isaakios Komnenos after hesitations appointed Konstantinos (X) Doukas as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Members of family of Isaakios I enthusiastically accepted his choice of Konstantinos X as successor Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Abdication of Isaakios Komnenos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Isaakios I, feeling better after abdication, went in imperial vessel to Stoudios, & was tonsured Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Beginning of rule of Konstantinos X Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Konstantinos X reversed many decisions of Isaakios I, especially punishment of men of Michael VI Certainty: 2
1060
Certainty: 3 Death of Isaakios I Komnenos as a submissive & chaste Studite monk Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Tomb of Isaakios I filled with water, leading to different interpretations, mainly against him Certainty: 2