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
1139
Certainty: 2 Celebrations after the return of Ioannes II from Syria & Cilicia Certainty: 2
1142
Certainty: 2 Birth of Alexios, fifth child of the sebastokrator Andronikos
Theodoros Prodromos wrote a poem to welcome Alexios Komnenos, the second son of the sebastokrator Andronikos and his wife Eirene. Eirene the sebastokratorissa was congratulated on adding a second (male) sun to her three (female) moons, and told to forget the pain of childbirth and begin preparing mounts, armour and weapons for the new Achilles, telling him of the exploits of his ancestors. Andronikos, though absent, was asked to embrace the new-born Alexios as if present, and to rejoice with tears of joy. Ioannes II, also absent, should lead the celebrations for another branch of the huge Komnenian tree and another potential general
Certainty: 2 Death of Alexios & Andronikos, sons of Ioannes II, around Attaleia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Andronikos on the boat taking Alexios' body home: Isaakios took over Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Arrival of Andronikos' corpse in the capital: mourning of his wife & family Certainty: 2