Michael Palaiologos, commander in Italy under Manuel I E / M XII
Μιχαὴλ Παλαιολόγος (Michael 62)
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Narrative (18) Death (3) After a splendid military career he fell ill, became a monk, taking the name of Moses, and died Εἰς τὸν Παλαιολόγον κυρὸν Μιχαὴλ ἐπιτάφιοι / Εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν Παλαιολόγον. Prodromos, Historische Gedichte LXV-LXVI At the climax of the war in Italy he became ill and was tonsured as a monk ; he seemed better, and encouraged Ioannes 17011 to leave Bari on an attack but within 3 days he died τὰ τρίχινα ἠμφίεστο. Kinnamos 151.7-18 Died of a burning fever which dehydrated him ´νόσος γὰρ ... ἐνσκήψασα λάβροις τὸν ἄνθρωπον πυρετοῖς ἐκαμίνευεν, οὐ πρότερον τε ἔληξεν ἰκμάδα ἐπινεμομένη πρὶν ἄν τὸ μὲν πρῶτον ἀποθρίξασθαι ἠνάγκασεν, ὀλίγῳ δὲ ὕστερον καὶ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατο. Kinnamos 151.7-11 Description (4) He was an active man, distinguished and noble ἄνδρα δραστήριον, τῶν ἐπισήμων ἕνα καὶ εὐγενῶν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 91.11 A rather wise man with great experience, who had once clashed with Ioannes 2 and was exiled, but being recalled by Manuel 1 he was most devoted to him and to the empire πρὸς βασιλέως ἀνεκαλεῖτο Μανουήλ εὔνους τε αὐτῷ καὶ τοῖς ῾Ρωμαίων μάλιστα ἐγένετο πράγμασιν. Kinnamos 70.7-11 A man who was intelligent and particularly clever in dealing with military affairs ἀνὴρ ἀγχίνους τε καὶ ἄλλως ὢν καὶ πολεμίοις ὁμιλῆσαι πράγμασι δεινότατος ὢν μάλιστα. Kinnamos 151.19-21 Intelligent and inferior to none in experience of military affairs ἀγχίνους γὰρ ἦν καὶ τῇ περὶ τὰ πολεμικὰ ἐμπειρίᾳ οὐδενὸς η῞σσων. Kinnamos 138.12-13 Dignity/Office (2) Second Name (5) Kinship (1) Location (11) Occupation/Vocation (1) Alternative Name (1) Uncertain Ident (1)