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1118
Certainty: 2 Birth of Manuel (I)   Certainty: 2
1122
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II appointed his son Alexios co-emperor, & his other three sons sebastokrators   Certainty: 2
1130
Certainty: 1 Manuel (I) saw a vision of the Theotokos offering him purple buskins, & other omens   Certainty: 1
1133
Certainty: 2 In the triumph for Kastamon, only an icon of the Theotokos rode in the chariot   Certainty: 2
1135
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II was praised in Christmas hymns for recovering Kastamon & Gangra   Certainty: 3
1136
Certainty: 3 Epiphany hymns (probably of this year) with polychronia for Ioannes II & his sons   Certainty: 3
1139
Certainty: 2 Celebrations after the return of Ioannes II from Syria & Cilicia   Certainty: 2
1140
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II praised his son, Manuel (I), for bravery but thrashed him for rashness   Certainty: 2
1141
Certainty: 1 Fragmentary text (by Basilakes?) mentions naval activity against Sicily   Certainty: 1
1142
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II planned a "portion" in the south for his son Manuel (I)   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Bertha von Sulzbach on arrival spoke prophetically about Alexios the co-emperor   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: 2 Ioannes II's body was loaded on shipboard at Mopsuestia & buried splendidly in the Pantokrator   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I discouraged the Antiochenes & marched home through Turkish territory   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Capture of Andronikos (I) Komnenos & Theodoros Dasiotes   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Dismay at the death of Ioannes II with the army so far from the capital   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I's agents imprisoned his brother Isaakios & conciliated others   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Manuel I entered Constantinople   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Later epitaph for Ioannes II recording the succession of Manuel I   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I was conciliatory both to Isaakios (his uncle) & Isaakios (his brother)   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I appointed Michael Kourkouas as patriarch, & was crowned by him   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Roger II again asked for a Byzantine bride for his son, bribed the Byzantine ambassador, but failed   Certainty: 2
1144
Certainty: 2 A successful expedition was sent under 4 generals to take revenge on Raymond of Antioch   Certainty: 2
1145
Certainty: 3 Manuel I confirmed grants of paroikoi to Theologos of Patmos & to its other properties   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Raymond was forced to supplicate Ioannes II's tomb before Manuel forgave him   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Raymond saw Manuel riding with heavy weapons & a flag, & suspected a trick   Certainty: 2
1146
Certainty: 2 Despite the death of his eldest sister Maria, Manuel fortified Melangeia, to stop Turkish attacks on Bithynia   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Violent quarrel among Komnenian family members at Metabole   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I married Bertha von Sulzbach (Eirene)   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel's successful raid from Lopadion could not prevent a major Turkish invasion of Thrakesion   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tzetzes wrote a petition to Manuel I in favour of Kosmas II   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Angry at Turkish aggression, Manuel challenged the Sultan of Ikonion: the challenge was accepted   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I made a bold attack on the sultan at Ikonion (general factoids)   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel routed near Akrounos a Turkish detachment sent against him: the Sultan quickly fled   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel captured & destroyed Philomelion, releasing long-term Byzantine prisoners   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Another Byzantine victory opened the road to Ikonion   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel won by guile a hard-fought battle near Ikonion   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Inspection of Ikonion showed a long siege would be needed: knowing of the crusade, Manuel withdrew   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel sent a challenge to the sultan for the next year & a letter to his wife    Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The major battle of Tzibrelitzemani: Manuel's first moves   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tzibrelitzemani: the battle becomes chaotic   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tzibrelitzemani: second & third days   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel communicated again with Mas'ud   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 To reach safety, Manuel still had to fight a Turcoman tribe in the Maiander valley
Manuel I recognised the leader of a Turkish band as Raman, and joined in pursuing them unarmed, encouraging others, though it seemed fruitless. When his horse was exhausted he took that of his cousin Andronikos (who was to wait for the fast imperial remount) and attacked successfully alone, with borrowed weapons. When Andronikos' remount arrived, he attacked quite well without armour, and Manuel could not persuade him to stop: but all he really achieved was to round up the horses of those killed by the emperor. When out of enemy territory near the mouth of the Maiander, Manuel went hunting but came on Turkish raiders with booty, recognising they were from Raman's band; he watched them from above as they exhausted Byzantine pursuers
Certainty: 2 Manuel was wounded in the heel by a Turkish archer, whom he heroically captured   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel settled prisoners from Philomelion in a fort at Pylai, then returned to Constantinople   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Louis VII's diplomatic preparations for the Crusade   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I received ambassadors making requests for the Second Crusade, which he granted   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Congratulations for Manuel I on his first campaign against the Turks   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel's chief ministers: Ioannes of Poutze, Ioannes Hagiotheodorites & Theodoros Stypeiotes   Certainty: 2
1147
Certainty: 2 Condemnation of the preacher Niphon led to accusations against the patriarch Kosmas II   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 A council in the Blachernai palace deposed the patriarch Kosmas II   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Manuel's preparations against Ikonion were diverted by Mas'ud's concessions   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel sent ambassadors to Conrad III & his army as they passed the Hungarian border   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel sent various envoys & commanders to regulate the crusaders & check their excesses   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Louis VII at Ratisbon & the Byzantine ambassadors   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Defensive preparations made at Constantinople in advance of the arrival of the crusaders
Manuel I repaired the walls and seems to have covered them with bright fabrics. The main image used is that of New Rome as an aged female, in need of renovatio from Manuel, involving cosmetics, bridal clothes etc.
Certainty: 2 The French met the Byzantines: Odo of Deuil documented Greek treachery   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Conrad suffered major losses in a flood at Choirobakchoi, but remained intransigent   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Roger II of Sicily raided Central Greece during the Second Crusade
While the disruption caused by the Second Crusade was at its height, Roger II of Sicily made a destructive raid on central Greece. Greek sources are uncertain whether his was planned with Conrad III or independently. Revenge for the failure of Roger's project to secure a Byzantine bride for his son may have played a role. [The fuller narrative of Choniates has been preferred here to that of Kinnamos, at the few points where they diverge.] The Sicilian admiral went first to Kerkyra, where he exploited dissatisfaction with the exactions of Gymnos, who (as governor or tax collector) collected taxes in a demanding and overbearing way. The admiral thus talked his way into the city without fighting, introducing a garrison of a thousand knights; the citizens exchanged one burden for something worse. Having garrisoned Kerkyra and strengthened the walls, he sailed to Monemvasia, but was beaten off. He returned past Malea, attacking places large and small, outside then inside the Gulf of Corinth. Later he moved overland to storm Thebes, extorting money and goods, making citizens swear to lists of their wealth, taking prisoners, male and female, and loading his warships like merchantmen. Finding no opposition, he sailed to Corinth, and soon took Akrokorinthos, as its commander Nikephoros Chalouphes failed to defend a very strong position. Again he plundered everything, including an icon of St Theodoros Stratelates, took noble prisoners, and sailed low in the water to Kerkyra. Thus after the crusaders left the city for Asia, Manuel I had to recover territory and punish aggression
Certainty: 2 After a Byzantine victory in a skirmish, Conrad was induced to cross to Asia   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Refusal of French advance party to follow the Germans   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Other early French arrivals fought Byzantine troops, so as to stay near the capital   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Conrad refused Manuel's offer of alliance, but accepted gifts & guides & left (Kinnamos)   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Louis was royally entertained by the Byzantines & his men well fed   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Byzantine trickery made Louis VII cross the straits to Asia   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The French & the Byzantine money-changers   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The disastrous defeat of Conrad III (William of Tyre)   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Louis VII accepted a Byzantine alliance & departed   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Significance of the treaty - & of an eclipse of the sun   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Praise of Manuel for defeating leaders of the Second Crusade   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Nikolaos Mouzalon was promoted patriarch   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Louis VII & Conrad III advanced down the coast, spending Christmas near Ephesos   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Conrad III decided to return from Ephesos to Constantinople   Certainty: 2
1148
Certainty: 3 Victory of Louis VII at the Maiander   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Conrad III met Manuel I in Thrace & wintered in Constantinople   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Leaders of the Second Crusade reassembled in Jerusalem   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel sent a large punitive fleet to Sicily & marched himself: but he had to face a Cuman invasion   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel ordered ships for the Danube & went hunting: but criticism from a ferryman stung him   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel crossed rivers on pontoons, caught the Cumans & defeated them, recovering the booty   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Manuel Anemas; consolation for his grieving widow   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Conrad III met Manuel I again on his return, confirming promise of a dowry for his wife Bertha-Eirene   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Manuel marched on towards Italy, but the fleet arrived too late for crossing, so he wintered in Veroia   Certainty: 3
1149
Stephanos Kontostephanos besieged Kerkyra but was mortally wounded by a stone Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Ioannes Axouch at Kerkyra faced Byzantine-Venetian quarrels, so Manuel took charge   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Chouroup repelled a Sicilian raid: 40 ships reached the Bosphoros but were beaten off   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The King of France successfully petitioned Manuel for the return of captured men & baggage   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 After clever tactics & heroic deeds by Manuel, Kerkyra eventually surrendered   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Total failure in attempted invasion of Italy   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The Sicilian coalition against Manuel included Germans, Serbs, Hungarians, Seljuks & Danishmends   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The Serbian zupan had rebelled: Manuel twice ravaged Serbia, but the zupan fled before him   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Manuel returned in triumph to Constantinople for the winter   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Manuel I was praised in two sets of Christmas hymns for his Serbian campaign   Certainty: 3
1150
Certainty: 2 Manuel was praised in a set of 1150 Epiphany hymns for the successes of 1149   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Reactions to the disappearance of Joscelin II of Edessa   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tzetzes sent greetings to the imperial doctor Basileios Megistos, discrediting an embassy to Sicily   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Negotiations to save the remains of the county of Edessa   Certainty: 2
Manuel advanced from Nis against Hungarian-Serbian allies Certainty: 3
Manuel showed great personal bravery in winning a confused battle on the Tara Certainty: 2
Manuel accepted submission of zupan of Serbia then returned to Constantinople Certainty: 2
Manuel attacked & pillaged Hungary, crossing the Sava in a hollowed canoe & towing his horse Certainty: 2
Manuel's numerous prisoners depopulated the "island" between Danube & Sava: he captured Zeugminon Certainty: 2
Manuel crossed the Sava against the army of the ban Belus, who soon withdrew Certainty: 2
Boris was successful & crossed the Danube at night laden with booty, lit by Manuel's torches Certainty: 2
Manuel stayed by the Danube to strengthen cities there against Geza II Certainty: 2
Geza feared another defeat & sued for peace; Manuel returned to Constantinople to celebrate a triumph Certainty: 2
1151
Manuel heard that Geza planned an attack, & rushed to the Danube: a time of inactivity followed Certainty: 2
Manuel built light boats; Geza exchanged peace & submission for some of the prisoners lost in 1150 Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Theodotos II appointed patriarch to replace Nikolaos Mouzalon   Certainty: 2
1152
Manuel I granted tax exemptions & ordered praktikon for Theotokos Eleousa Certainty: 3
Manuel I & Eirene produced their first child, Maria Komnene Certainty: 2
1153
Geza II revolted briefly, but was immediately overawed by Manuel's approach & sued for peace Certainty: 2
Andronikos (I), after failure in Cilicia, was appointed doux of Nis & Branicevo, with Kastoria also Certainty: 2
From Nis, Andronikos (I) began to conspire with Frederick Barbarossa & Geza II Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Christmas Gospel teaching given by Georgios Tornikes when his successor was away   Certainty: 3
1154
Ioannes the protosebastos, gored by a boar, was treated by Manuel but obsessively hated by Andronikos Certainty: 2
Andronikos (I) was sent back to Constantinople & imprisoned in the palace Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Roger II of Sicily: friendly overtures to Manuel from his successor, William I, were rejected   Certainty: 2
Manuel, asked to adjudicate, chose Ouresis over Dese to rule Serbia Certainty: 2
Geza II, before hearing of Andronikos' imprisonment, attacked Branicevo with many allies Certainty: 2
Tzinziloukes & Istvan, by mistake, attacked the main Hungarian army & were nearly wiped out Certainty: 2
Ioannes Kantakouzenos rallied the remnants of the Byzantine army & restored order in Belgrade Certainty: 2
1155
Manuel led large forces against Hungary, making Geza sue for peace; Manuel eventually agreed Certainty: 2
Diplomatic preliminaries to the Italian expedition Certainty: 2
1156
Further successes in Italy, despite death of Michael Palaiologos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Georgios Tornikes wrote to Alexios Aristenos, despairing of his diocese but just as worried over heresy   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I told the pope, via Tornikes, that he supported church union but stressed the importance of Constantinople   Certainty: 2
Demands from Byzantine commanders for more forces. Siege of Brindisi Certainty: 2
Kilic Arslan II, Toros & Yaghi-Basan captured many cities in the east Certainty: 2
1157
Alexios Axouchos, sent with money to recover affairs in Italy, achieved considerable success Certainty: 2
Manuel complained of attitudes of Byzantine prisoners in Sicily, then made a treaty with William I Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 A council in the Blachernai palace deposed Soterichos Panteugenos   Certainty: 3
1158
Certainty: 2 Manuel issued a chrysobull in favour of monasteries   Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Manuel I confirmed privileges & granted protection to Theologos of Patmos   Certainty: 3
Manuel I set out to Cilicia to punish Toros & Reynaud of Chatillon Certainty: 3
Manuel tried unsuccessfully to capture Toros by surprise Certainty: 2
Manuel captured Cilicia, including Tarsos & Anabarzos, without a battle Certainty: 2
1159
Manuel eventually agreed to public humiliation of Reynaud before a wide range of ambassadors Certainty: 2
Elaborate (maybe imaginary) description of the humiliation of Reynaud & Toros in Manuel's camp Certainty: 2
Manuel received Baldwin III of Jerusalem coolly, then let him intercede for the Antiochenes & Toros Certainty: 2
Manuel received Toros, blinded Theodoros Stypeiotes & was reconciled to Georgios Pyrrogeorgios Certainty: 2
Manuel insisted on triumphal entry to Antioch, supported by Latins, & stayed in the palace for 8 days Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Manuel's attack on Nur al-Din was halted by an offer of alliance & a massive release of prisoners   Certainty: 2
Manuel I confirmed earlier chrysobulls of Theotokos Eleousa Certainty: 3
Manuel was attacked by Turks when hunting, but he kept the alliance because of bad news from home Certainty: 2
Baldwin suffered a broken arm following Manuel in the hunt, then was impressed by his medical skill Certainty: 2
Manuel took the direct route home, despite opposition from Kilic Arslan, & celebrated a triumph Certainty: 2
For revenge, Manuel arranged for a concerted attack by each Byzantine commander on his nearby Turks Certainty: 2
He moved from Thrace to pillage Dorylaion, then used imperial trumpets from hilltops to strike terror Certainty: 3
He defeated the Turks showing great personal heroism, then returned to Constantinople Certainty: 3
1160
Manuel met Kilic Arslan's envoys at Pylai, dismissed them & attacked immediately Certainty: 2
Manuel achieved further surprise by marching at night with cressets, & pillaged widely Certainty: 2
Turks sent a spy to check Manuel's identity: he called this cowardice Certainty: 2
Manuel made his way home through a narrow defile with great courage Certainty: 2
Annual donation to Theotokos Eleousa established by Manuel I Certainty: 3
Turkish retaliation at Phileta & Laodikeia was damaging, driving Manuel to extreme measures Certainty: 2
Manuel mobilised fully against Kilic Arslan, summoning all those who had sworn military help Certainty: 2
1161
Peace made with the Turks, who promised troops, cessation of raids & restitution of all conquests Certainty: 2
Manuel crossed to Thrace to meet a Cuman invasion, but they immediately withdrew Certainty: 2
Manuel was forced by a false alarm from the West to leave his dead wife & dying second daughter Certainty: 2
Manuel at Sardike faced complex problems of succession at Geza II's death Certainty: 2
Manuel went to Philippopolis to settle Serbian leadership, deposing Primislav in favour of Belouses Certainty: 2
Manuel entertained Kilic Arslan in Constantinople for 80 days, a triumph for Byzantium Certainty: 2
Manuel I married Maria of Antioch in Hagia Sophia with great splendour Certainty: 3
Grant of 30 paroikoi at Chostiane (Moglena) to Lavra by Manuel I Certainty: 1
1162
Certainty: 3 Manuel I ordered investigation of a dispute over Lavra's property at Archontochorion   Certainty: 3
Hungarians deposed Istvan IV: Manuel twice sent Alexios Kontostephanos to reinstate him Certainty: 2
Manuel had to intervene again in Serbia, since Dese proved unsatisfactory Certainty: 2
Dese, adding to his sins, was first imprisoned in Nis, then in the palace in Constantinople Certainty: 2
Manuel, seeing the Hungarians had reinstalled Istvan III for the unpopular Istvan IV, turned to Bela Certainty: 2
Manuel brought Bela of Hungary to Constantinople, to affiance him to his daughter Maria Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Solution by Ioannes Kontostephanos of the dispute over Lavra's property of Archontochorion   Certainty: 3
1163
Amalric wrote to Manuel, seeking, among other things, a Byzantine bride: a girl was later provided Certainty: 2
1164
Konstantinos Kalamanos, attacked by Nur al-Din, defeated him but lost the victory by rashness Certainty: 2
Manuel, distressed at successes of Nur al-Din, was stopped from personal intervention by Hungarian crisis Certainty: 2
Manuel wrote to Istvan III, complaining of seizure of Bela's lands & treatment of Istvan IV Certainty: 2
Manuel was welcomed to Hungary by the Hungarian populace, & saved a boat in crossing the Danube Certainty: 2
Manuel prepared for battle with Istvan III, while testing the resolve of his Czech ally Certainty: 2
Manuel accepted Istvan III's terms, restoring land to Bela but sidelining Istvan IV Certainty: 2
First Nikephoros Chalouphes, then Michael Gabras were left to protect Sirmion & Istvan IV Certainty: 2
Manuel restored the arm of the martyr Prokopios from Sirmion to Nis Certainty: 2
1165
Certainty: 2 Istvan III again took Sirmion & attacked Zeugminon, having Istvan IV murdered   Certainty: 2
Manuel sent another Manuel Komnenos as ambassador to Russian princes Certainty: 2
Manuel sent an army under prominent commanders with a Danube fleet to relieve Zeugminon Certainty: 2
Despite illness of empress, Manuel reached the Danube, crossing by a ruse & personal example Certainty: 2
Careful siege of Zeugminon by Manuel, balancing maintenance of siege with defence against relief force Certainty: 2
Manuel refused surrender of Zeugminon by zupans - though later they were imprisoned, not executed Certainty: 2
Andronikos (I) returned from Russia & was accepted in time to fight in the siege Certainty: 2
Manuel resettled Hungarians from Zeugminon, eventually made peace & returned home Certainty: 2
Manuel celebrated a triumph from the Akropolis to Hagia Sophia, not using the solid gold chariot Certainty: 2
Manuel bound the birth of a male child to his theological rectitude: Alexios (II) was born soon after Certainty: 2
Demetrios of Lampe stirred up the controversy over John 14.28 Certainty: 2
Stone from the ruins of Zeugminon used to fortify Belgrade (a kind of revenge) Certainty: 1
Soon after, an anticipatory march from Manuel forestalled another Hungarian outbreak Certainty: 1
1166
After the death of William I of Sicily, Manuel kept the peace, refusing aid to help his brother usurp Certainty: 2
Manuel introduced a system to avoid delays to the courts caused by saints' days & holidays Certainty: 3
Andronikos (I) was sent to solve problems in Cilicia, with extra revenue from Cypriot taxes Certainty: 2
Church council on Christ's words, "My father is greater than I": sessions in early March Certainty: 3
Council of 1166: sessions from mid-March till May Certainty: 3
Manuel made a complex, three-pronged attack to teach the Hungarians a lesson Certainty: 2
Further evidence on the Danube of the treachery of Alexios Axouchos Certainty: 2
Heinrich of Austria's peace mission to Sardike & marriage diplomacy in Hungary Certainty: 2
Manuel used varied diplomacy against Frederick Barbarossa, especially Nikephoros Chalouphes in Venice Certainty: 1
1167
Manuel's polo accident & convalescence Certainty: 2
Arrest, interrogation & punishment of Alexios Axouchos Certainty: 2
Preparations for Hungarian campaign, under Manuel's instructions Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Synod at Ephesos to publicise the results of the Council of 1166   Certainty: 3
1169
Transport from Ephesos to Constantinople of the stone of Christ's Deposition: ceremonial reception Certainty: 2
Andronikos Kontostephanos' unsuccessful Egyptian expedition, with poor collaboration from Amalric I Certainty: 3
1170
Certainty: 3 Manuel held a second council on John 14.28, to solve problems remaining from 1166   Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Venetians in Constantinople destroyed Genoese property & refused to make restitution
A division had arisen between Venetians living outside the Venetian quarter (often with Byzantine wives) as against the impermanent traders; the former were called ÂburgessesÂ and had pledged lifelong obediance to the Byzantines. Both categories quarrelled with the Genoese, destroyed their houses and did other damage. Manuel demanded restitution, but they refused and hinted at reprisals like those 50 years earlier against Ioannes II: thus Manuel thought of expulsion
1171
Manuel by concerted action arrested all Venetians in the empire Certainty: 3
Amalric I of Jerusalem visited Constantinople, made petitions, & left having sworn subjection Certainty: 3
1172
Venetian reprisals in Euboea, Chios & Lesbos did not go well: Manuel mocked them Certainty: 2
Aaron the akolouthos revealed Manuel's plan for counter-reprisals, which thus also failed Certainty: 2
Visit to Constantinople of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony Certainty: 2
Manuel stopped rebellion of Serb zupan Dese; Dese's theatrical repentance was eventually accepted Certainty: 2
1173
German attack on Ancona beaten off with the aid of Manuel's ally Aldruda Frangipane Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Common front of eastern enemies brought Manuel from the west to Philadelphia: his threats worked   Certainty: 2
Manuel himself (not the asekretis) composed the speech for the silention Certainty: 0
1174
Kilic Arslan refused to hand over conquered cities while Manuel was busy in the West Certainty: 2
Manuel turned east, sending garrisons for cities to be handed back; but there were still none Certainty: 2
1175
Manuel postponed punitive action against Kilic Arslan, in favour of building & of acquiring Amaseia Certainty: 2
Treason & punishment of Manuel Kantakouzenos Certainty: 2
Rebuilding of Dorylaion Certainty: 2
Failed mission of Shahan-Shah to areas east of Ikonion Certainty: 2
Brutality of Ishaq-Michael Certainty: 2
Trial & punishment of Michael Gabras Certainty: 2
Fruitless mission to Manuel of Kilic Arslan's nobleman Gabras Certainty: 2
1176
Before leaving Constantinople, Manuel sent 150 ships against Egypt, manning them with difficulty Certainty: 2
As Neokaisareia wanted to defect to Manuel, he sent Andronikos Batatzes there Certainty: 2
Manuel assembled his forces at Ryndakos - but late, delayed by late arrival of Hungarians & Serbs Certainty: 2
Manuel marched through Laodikeia & Maiander valley to settle down to siege of Ikonion Certainty: 2
Foreshadowing of Myriokephalon Certainty: 2
Defeat of Manuel I at Tziblimane (battle of Myriokephalon) Certainty: 3
1180
Alexios betrothed to Agnes of France Certainty: 3
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Emperor Manuel I Komnenos E / L XII

Μανουὴλ Κομνηνός (BBÖ I.29, Varzos 81-I.422, Seyrig 8) (Manuel 1)

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