Certainty: 2 Birth of twins to Ioannes, son of Alexios I, at Balabista Certainty: 2
1122
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II appointed his son Alexios co-emperor, & his other three sons sebastokrators
Ioannes II was the proud father of four sons. The first, Alexios, he made co-emperor in a brilliant ceremony where a poem of Theodoros Prodromos was performed, allowing him to wear imperial insignia and be joined with him in the acclamations. However a dream foretold that he would die before assuming full power. The other three (Andronikos, Isaakios and Manuel) he honoured with the title of sebastokrator
1133
Certainty: 2 In the triumph for Kastamon, only an icon of the Theotokos rode in the chariot Certainty: 2
1135
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II was praised in Christmas hymns for recovering Kastamon & Gangra Certainty: 3
1136
Certainty: 3 Epiphany hymns (probably of this year) with polychronia for Ioannes II & his sons Certainty: 3
1137
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II reached Cilicia, capturing most of the coastal towns Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Further captures by Byzantines en route to Antioch Certainty: 2
1139
Certainty: 2 Celebrations after the return of Ioannes II from Syria & Cilicia Certainty: 2
1142
Certainty: 2 Death of Alexios & Andronikos, sons of Ioannes II, around Attaleia Certainty: 2