Roussel de Bailleul E / L XI
Ῥουσελίῳ (Roussel 61)
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- A courageous and warlike man
- ἀνδρὶ γενναίῳ καὶ πολεμικῷ. Skylitzes Continuatus 144.14
- A strong man, he led the German troops, also called Franks (Normans?), sent by Romanos 4 to plunder Chliat together with Pecheneg mercenaries
- ἀνδρὸς εὐσθενοῦς κατὰ χεῖρα. Attaleiates: History 148.19-23 / 111.10-13
- Barbarian
- ὁ βάρβαρος. Zonaras 18.16.22
- Deserter
- τὸν ἀποστάτην. Zonaras 18.16.21
- A barbarian
- τοῦ βαρβάρου. Skylitzes Continuatus 158.9-10
- Belonged to the band of Robert 101
- τῆς ἑταιρείας ὢν τοῦ Κρισπίνου. Bryennios 147.24
- Barbarian
- ὁ βάρβαρος. Bryennios 169.6-7, 177.14, 185.20
- Military commander of 400 men
- ὁμογενῶν ἄρχοντα τετρακοσίων ἀνδρῶν. Zonaras 18.16.13
- Leader of Robert 101's troops
- τῆς ἐκείνου κατάρχων φάλαγγος. Bryennios 147.24-149.1
- His rebellion was the greatest of all, grew out of control and became the cause of great evils for the empire of the Romans
- ἡ μεγίστη πασῶν τυραννίς, φημὶ δὴ ἡ Οὐρσελίου, εἰς μέγα ἀρθεῖσα καὶ μεγίστων κακῶν αἰτία τῇ Ῥωμαίων γενομένη. Bryennios 209.3-5
- A most warlike Latin
- ἀνὴρ δὲ οὗτος Λατῖνος πολεμικώτατος. Zonaras 18.13.8
- According to Theodoros 101 Dokeianos, he was a brave man who could have been of great benefit to the affairs of the Romans
- ἄνδρα γενναῖον...καὶ μεγά`λα δυνάμενον τὰ Ῥωμαίων ὠφελῆσαι πράγματα. Bryennios 195.15-16
- Rebel
- τοῦ ἀποστάτου. Bryennios 167.24
- A great soldier and general, capable of healing many of the flaming ills of the troubled East, a reasonable man and not devoid of wisdom
- δυνάμενον ἐν τοῖς φλεγμαίνουσι κακοῖς τῆς ἑώας ἰάσασθαι πολλὰ τῶν αὐτῆς συντριμμάτων. Attaleiates: History 207.4-10 / 152.8-12