A godfearing and merciful man, of striking appearance, notable for his high breeding, with a well-rounded experience of military affairs, totally commendable in life and character
vir pius et misericors, corpore conspicuus, generositate insignis, rei militaris ad perfectum habens experientiam, vita et moribus per omnia commendabilis. William of Tyre bk. 17, 8.6-8
He was accused of judaising, from a position which accepted Byzantium's Jewish heritage via the Septuagint as a major part of its civilisation