Certainty: 3 Surrender of Nicaea to Boutoumites & Alexios I Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Gift to Alexios I of young Turkish prisoner Ioannes Axouch Certainty: 2
1118
Certainty: 3 Death of Alexios I, accession of Ioannes II Komnenos Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II's choice of administrators for the empire Certainty: 2
1119
Certainty: 2 Ioannes II made an immediate attack in Asia, capturing Laodikeia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Plot against Ioannes II of Anna Komnene, Bryennios & other Komnenoi, & its results Certainty: 2
1122
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II destroyed the Pechenegs Certainty: 3
1137
Certainty: 1 Michael Italikos asked Ioannes Axouch to stop his enemies blocking his career Certainty: 1
1138
Certainty: 2 Michael Italikos wrote to thank Ioannes Axouch for his help Certainty: 2
1141
Certainty: 1 Encomium of Ioannes Axouch by Nikephoros Basilakes Certainty: 1
Certainty: 1 Fragmentary text (by Basilakes?) mentions naval activity against Sicily Certainty: 1
1142
Certainty: 2 Determination of Ioannes II to continue his campaign to Antioch & visit Jerusalem Certainty: 2
1143
Certainty: 3 Mortal injury of Ioannes II when hunting Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Deathbed speech of Ioannes II, bequeathing the throne to Manuel (I) Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Accession of Manuel I Komnenos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Dismay at the death of Ioannes II with the army so far from the capital Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Manuel I's agents imprisoned his brother Isaakios & conciliated others Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Manuel I entered Constantinople Certainty: 3
1146
Certainty: 2 Violent quarrel among Komnenian family members at Metabole Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The major battle of Tzibrelitzemani: Manuel's first moves Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Tzibrelitzemani: the battle becomes chaotic
The battle was now far from the two ambushes set at its beginning. The relatives from the first ambush swore to support Manuel, whether he wanted them or not. They sent Kotertzes to ask how the battle was going: Manuel summoned them to come quickly. He reached a Turkish force of 500, near Mas'ud's main army, surprised them and killed some. He saw the men from the ambushes approaching, but the Turks kept them away from the emperor, thinking they had already ensnared him. Manuel told Poupakes to prevent the Byzantines from being cut off from a nearby hill; Poupakes told him to look after himself, but Manuel silenced him, making him obey orders. Unable to retreat without shame, Manuel charged and made a stand on a hill, to be joined by Ioannes (the later protosebastos) and others. Manuel escaped despite his exhausted horse. Ioannes Axouch, left behind in the emperor Manuel 1's attack and fearing for his own safety, claimed he was at a good rallying-point for rescuing the emperor; thus he gathered a force, then advanced in safety to Manuel. Several of Manuel's officers reproached him for rashness, so he turned his mind to saving Byzantine stragglers. He placed another ambush in a ravine and made more attacks, aided by Nikolaos Angelos and Kotertzes' bowmen. At this crisis, he saw Turks retreating unexpectedly, and deduced they could see Byzantine reinforcements invisible to himself. His uncle Isakios was said to have gone into a chapel in the imperial tent, expecting Manuel to be killed, providing him at last with an opportunity for usurpation. But the reinforcements appeared, and the emperor was able to achieve more in the evening
1148
Certainty: 2 Manuel sent a large punitive fleet to Sicily & marched himself: but he had to face a Cuman invasion Certainty: 2
1149
Certainty: 2 Ioannes Axouch at Kerkyra faced Byzantine-Venetian quarrels, so Manuel took charge Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Total failure in attempted invasion of Italy Certainty: 2