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 Certainty: 2
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
Before Ioannes II reached Cilicia, he lost his eldest son and co-emperor Alexios, as predicted in a dream he had seen long ago of Alexios riding a wild lion. The illness was sudden, a fever attacking the head. His second son Andronikos had barely time for mourning before he died too