Certainty: 2 Banishment of Anna Dalassene, accused of plotting with Romanos IV
When Michael VII was brought by a wicked accuser fabricated letters from Anna Dalassene to Romanos IV, he did not enquire about their source nor did he wait to see the accused, but became resentful against her. Anna was summoned to the palace, a tribunal was set up and when she arrived the herald announced the trial and the judges assembled. When she came before them, she suddenly pulled out an image of Christ, the Judge of all, which she had hidden beneath her cloak. She urged them to pronounce a sentence worthy of the Judge who knows all secrets. Michael VII was too embarassed to attend. Some of the judges were shocked and asked for the suspension of the trial, others became fierce, attempting to please those in power. Since it was impossible to disprove the charge, she was presumed guilty by the judges, like Christ before Kaiaphas, and was condemned and banished to Prinkipo, together with her sons Isaakios, Alexios, Adrianos and Nikephoros
Certainty: 2 Recall of Anna Dalassene & her children from exile Certainty: 2
1081
Certainty: 2 Alexios I probably now appointed his highest dignitaries, mainly family members, inventing new titles Certainty: 2
1120
Certainty: 3 Rights of Lavra at Chostiane set out in document of Nikephoros Komnenos Certainty: 3