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 Certainty: 2
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 Certainty: 2
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 Certainty: 2
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 stoneCertainty: 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
Louis VII, in escaping from the sea-battle, lost many of his men to Byzantine captivity and much of his baggage. He successfully petitioned Manuel I to receive them back
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 alliesCertainty: 3
Manuel showed great personal bravery in winning a confused battle on the TaraCertainty: 2
Manuel accepted submission of zupan of Serbia then returned to ConstantinopleCertainty: 2
Manuel attacked & pillaged Hungary, crossing the Sava in a hollowed canoe & towing his horseCertainty: 2
Manuel's numerous prisoners depopulated the "island" between Danube & Sava: he captured ZeugminonCertainty: 2
Manuel crossed the Sava against the army of the ban Belus, who soon withdrewCertainty: 2
Boris was successful & crossed the Danube at night laden with booty, lit by Manuel's torchesCertainty: 2
Manuel stayed by the Danube to strengthen cities there against Geza IICertainty: 2
Geza feared another defeat & sued for peace; Manuel returned to Constantinople to celebrate a triumphCertainty: 2
1151
Manuel heard that Geza planned an attack, & rushed to the Danube: a time of inactivity followedCertainty: 2
Manuel built light boats; Geza exchanged peace & submission for some of the prisoners lost in 1150Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Theodotos II appointed patriarch to replace Nikolaos Mouzalon Certainty: 2
1152
Manuel I granted tax exemptions & ordered praktikon for Theotokos EleousaCertainty: 3
Manuel I & Eirene produced their first child, Maria KomneneCertainty: 2
1153
Geza II revolted briefly, but was immediately overawed by Manuel's approach & sued for peaceCertainty: 2
Andronikos (I), after failure in Cilicia, was appointed doux of Nis & Branicevo, with Kastoria alsoCertainty: 2
From Nis, Andronikos (I) began to conspire with Frederick Barbarossa & Geza IICertainty: 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 AndronikosCertainty: 2
Andronikos (I) was sent back to Constantinople & imprisoned in the palaceCertainty: 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 SerbiaCertainty: 2
Geza II, before hearing of Andronikos' imprisonment, attacked Branicevo with many alliesCertainty: 2
Tzinziloukes & Istvan, by mistake, attacked the main Hungarian army & were nearly wiped outCertainty: 2
Ioannes Kantakouzenos rallied the remnants of the Byzantine army & restored order in BelgradeCertainty: 2
1155
Manuel led large forces against Hungary, making Geza sue for peace; Manuel eventually agreedCertainty: 2
Diplomatic preliminaries to the Italian expeditionCertainty: 2
1156
Further successes in Italy, despite death of Michael PalaiologosCertainty: 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 BrindisiCertainty: 2
Kilic Arslan II, Toros & Yaghi-Basan captured many cities in the eastCertainty: 2
1157
Alexios Axouchos, sent with money to recover affairs in Italy, achieved considerable successCertainty: 2
Manuel complained of attitudes of Byzantine prisoners in Sicily, then made a treaty with William ICertainty: 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 ChatillonCertainty: 3
Manuel tried unsuccessfully to capture Toros by surpriseCertainty: 2
Manuel captured Cilicia, including Tarsos & Anabarzos, without a battleCertainty: 2
1159
Manuel eventually agreed to public humiliation of Reynaud before a wide range of ambassadorsCertainty: 2
Elaborate (maybe imaginary) description of the humiliation of Reynaud & Toros in Manuel's campCertainty: 2
Manuel received Baldwin III of Jerusalem coolly, then let him intercede for the Antiochenes & TorosCertainty: 2
Manuel received Toros, blinded Theodoros Stypeiotes & was reconciled to Georgios PyrrogeorgiosCertainty: 2
Manuel insisted on triumphal entry to Antioch, supported by Latins, & stayed in the palace for 8 daysCertainty: 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 EleousaCertainty: 3
Manuel was attacked by Turks when hunting, but he kept the alliance because of bad news from homeCertainty: 2
Baldwin suffered a broken arm following Manuel in the hunt, then was impressed by his medical skillCertainty: 2
Manuel took the direct route home, despite opposition from Kilic Arslan, & celebrated a triumphCertainty: 2
For revenge, Manuel arranged for a concerted attack by each Byzantine commander on his nearby TurksCertainty: 2
He moved from Thrace to pillage Dorylaion, then used imperial trumpets from hilltops to strike terrorCertainty: 3
He defeated the Turks showing great personal heroism, then returned to ConstantinopleCertainty: 3
1160
Manuel met Kilic Arslan's envoys at Pylai, dismissed them & attacked immediatelyCertainty: 2
Manuel achieved further surprise by marching at night with cressets, & pillaged widelyCertainty: 2
Turks sent a spy to check Manuel's identity: he called this cowardiceCertainty: 2
Manuel made his way home through a narrow defile with great courageCertainty: 2
Annual donation to Theotokos Eleousa established by Manuel ICertainty: 3
Turkish retaliation at Phileta & Laodikeia was damaging, driving Manuel to extreme measuresCertainty: 2
Manuel mobilised fully against Kilic Arslan, summoning all those who had sworn military helpCertainty: 2
1161
Peace made with the Turks, who promised troops, cessation of raids & restitution of all conquestsCertainty: 2
Manuel crossed to Thrace to meet a Cuman invasion, but they immediately withdrewCertainty: 2
Manuel was forced by a false alarm from the West to leave his dead wife & dying second daughterCertainty: 2
Manuel at Sardike faced complex problems of succession at Geza II's deathCertainty: 2
Manuel went to Philippopolis to settle Serbian leadership, deposing Primislav in favour of BelousesCertainty: 2
Manuel entertained Kilic Arslan in Constantinople for 80 days, a triumph for ByzantiumCertainty: 2
Manuel I married Maria of Antioch in Hagia Sophia with great splendourCertainty: 3
Grant of 30 paroikoi at Chostiane (Moglena) to Lavra by Manuel ICertainty: 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 himCertainty: 2
Manuel had to intervene again in Serbia, since Dese proved unsatisfactoryCertainty: 2
Dese, adding to his sins, was first imprisoned in Nis, then in the palace in ConstantinopleCertainty: 2
Manuel, seeing the Hungarians had reinstalled Istvan III for the unpopular Istvan IV, turned to BelaCertainty: 2
Manuel brought Bela of Hungary to Constantinople, to affiance him to his daughter MariaCertainty: 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 providedCertainty: 2
1164
Konstantinos Kalamanos, attacked by Nur al-Din, defeated him but lost the victory by rashnessCertainty: 2
Manuel, distressed at successes of Nur al-Din, was stopped from personal intervention by Hungarian crisisCertainty: 2
Manuel wrote to Istvan III, complaining of seizure of Bela's lands & treatment of Istvan IVCertainty: 2
Manuel was welcomed to Hungary by the Hungarian populace, & saved a boat in crossing the DanubeCertainty: 2
Manuel prepared for battle with Istvan III, while testing the resolve of his Czech allyCertainty: 2
Manuel accepted Istvan III's terms, restoring land to Bela but sidelining Istvan IVCertainty: 2
First Nikephoros Chalouphes, then Michael Gabras were left to protect Sirmion & Istvan IVCertainty: 2
Manuel restored the arm of the martyr Prokopios from Sirmion to NisCertainty: 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 princesCertainty: 2
Manuel sent an army under prominent commanders with a Danube fleet to relieve ZeugminonCertainty: 2
Despite illness of empress, Manuel reached the Danube, crossing by a ruse & personal exampleCertainty: 2
Careful siege of Zeugminon by Manuel, balancing maintenance of siege with defence against relief forceCertainty: 2
Manuel refused surrender of Zeugminon by zupans - though later they were imprisoned, not executedCertainty: 2
Andronikos (I) returned from Russia & was accepted in time to fight in the siegeCertainty: 2
Manuel resettled Hungarians from Zeugminon, eventually made peace & returned homeCertainty: 2
Manuel celebrated a triumph from the Akropolis to Hagia Sophia, not using the solid gold chariotCertainty: 2
Manuel bound the birth of a male child to his theological rectitude: Alexios (II) was born soon afterCertainty: 2
Demetrios of Lampe stirred up the controversy over John 14.28Certainty: 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 outbreakCertainty: 1
1166
After the death of William I of Sicily, Manuel kept the peace, refusing aid to help his brother usurpCertainty: 2
Manuel introduced a system to avoid delays to the courts caused by saints' days & holidaysCertainty: 3
Andronikos (I) was sent to solve problems in Cilicia, with extra revenue from Cypriot taxesCertainty: 2
Church council on Christ's words, "My father is greater than I": sessions in early MarchCertainty: 3
Council of 1166: sessions from mid-March till MayCertainty: 3
Manuel made a complex, three-pronged attack to teach the Hungarians a lessonCertainty: 2
Further evidence on the Danube of the treachery of Alexios AxouchosCertainty: 2
Heinrich of Austria's peace mission to Sardike & marriage diplomacy in HungaryCertainty: 2
Manuel used varied diplomacy against Frederick Barbarossa, especially Nikephoros Chalouphes in VeniceCertainty: 1
1167
Manuel's polo accident & convalescenceCertainty: 2
Arrest, interrogation & punishment of Alexios AxouchosCertainty: 2
Preparations for Hungarian campaign, under Manuel's instructionsCertainty: 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 receptionCertainty: 2
Andronikos Kontostephanos' unsuccessful Egyptian expedition, with poor collaboration from Amalric ICertainty: 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 Certainty: 2
1171
Manuel by concerted action arrested all Venetians in the empireCertainty: 3
Amalric I of Jerusalem visited Constantinople, made petitions, & left having sworn subjectionCertainty: 3
1172
Venetian reprisals in Euboea, Chios & Lesbos did not go well: Manuel mocked themCertainty: 2
Aaron the akolouthos revealed Manuel's plan for counter-reprisals, which thus also failedCertainty: 2
Visit to Constantinople of Henry the Lion, Duke of SaxonyCertainty: 2
Manuel stopped rebellion of Serb zupan Dese; Dese's theatrical repentance was eventually acceptedCertainty: 2
1173
German attack on Ancona beaten off with the aid of Manuel's ally Aldruda FrangipaneCertainty: 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 silentionCertainty: 0
1174
Kilic Arslan refused to hand over conquered cities while Manuel was busy in the WestCertainty: 2
Manuel turned east, sending garrisons for cities to be handed back; but there were still noneCertainty: 2
1175
Manuel postponed punitive action against Kilic Arslan, in favour of building & of acquiring AmaseiaCertainty: 2
Treason & punishment of Manuel KantakouzenosCertainty: 2
Rebuilding of DorylaionCertainty: 2
Failed mission of Shahan-Shah to areas east of IkonionCertainty: 2
Brutality of Ishaq-MichaelCertainty: 2
Trial & punishment of Michael GabrasCertainty: 2
Fruitless mission to Manuel of Kilic Arslan's nobleman GabrasCertainty: 2
1176
Before leaving Constantinople, Manuel sent 150 ships against Egypt, manning them with difficultyCertainty: 2
As Neokaisareia wanted to defect to Manuel, he sent Andronikos Batatzes thereCertainty: 2
Manuel assembled his forces at Ryndakos - but late, delayed by late arrival of Hungarians & SerbsCertainty: 2
Manuel marched through Laodikeia & Maiander valley to settle down to siege of IkonionCertainty: 2
Foreshadowing of MyriokephalonCertainty: 2
Defeat of Manuel I at Tziblimane (battle of Myriokephalon)Certainty: 3