After living for a short time in the transformed way of life, transferred his life to the eternal abodes, bewailing until his last breath what he had dared to do to the emperor Romanos 3
Died shortly after his victory over the Bulgarian rebels and the celebrations of his triumph and was buried at the monastery of the Saints Who Took No Payment [for medical treatment] (the Holy Anargyroi, Kosmas & Damianos)
Fell ill and died, having reigned for 7 years and 8 months
և կեցեալ ի թագաւորութեանն ամս եօթն և ամիսս ութ, հիւանդացեալ զքուն մահու ջերանի։. Aristakes 50.10-11 (39)
He died with a great success after reigning for seven years and on the very day when he was translated to the better life, after bringing to completion the physical term of life
He died, and was succeeded by his nephew Michael 5 the kaisar, who sent Georgios 62 to Apulia
. Anonymus Barensis 150
He died, and was succeeded by his nephew the kaisar Michael 5
Date: December in mense Decembris . Lupus protospatharius 58.20-21
He returned to his bed and lay down; he was silent for a short time as his voice had failed and he was short of breath, then he released his soul to God
When he died, Ioannes 61 did not depart at once, but remained with him after death for three days as he he were alive
ὥσπερ ζῶντι τριταῖος συνῴκει τῷ τεθνεῶτι. Psellos: Chronographia V 2.4-5
When the time for prayer called and he was to go to the usual hymns, he rose quietly from his couch; he was aggrieved to find that monk's sandals had not been substituted for his former footwear, and went barefoot to church
δυσχεραίνει τὸ ἀπαράσκευον. Psellos: Chronographia IV 54.1-7