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Andronikos Komnenos (son Of John II Komnenos)
Andronikos Komnenos ( el, Ἀνδρόνικος Κομνηνός) ( – 1142), Latinized as Andronicus Comnenus, was a Byzantine prince of the Komnenian dynasty. Biography Andronikos Komnenos was born in , as the third child and second son of the Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos and his Hungarian wife, Piroska (Irene). Probably in 1122, when his elder brother Alexios was raised to co-emperor, he received the rank of ''sebastokratōr'' along with his younger brothers Isaac and Manuel. Komnenos became early on involved in military affairs. His first campaign was when he accompanied his father in his decisive victory against the Hungarians in 1129. Like his other brothers, he then accompanied John II during his successive campaigns against the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor. The court poets Michael Italikos and Theodore Prodromos praised Andronikos' military ability, the former comparing him to the mythical heroes of the ''Iliad''. He died in August 1142, shortly after his el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komnenos
Komnenos ( gr, Κομνηνός; Latinized Comnenus; plural Komnenoi or Comneni (Κομνηνοί, )) was a Byzantine Greek noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185, and later, as the Grand Komnenoi (Μεγαλοκομνηνοί, ''Megalokomnenoi'') founded and ruled the Empire of Trebizond (1204–1461). Through intermarriages with other noble families, notably the Doukai, Angeloi, and Palaiologoi, the Komnenos name appears among most of the major noble houses of the late Byzantine world. Origins The 11th-century Byzantine historian Michael Psellos reported that the Komnenos family originated from the village of Komne in Thrace—usually identified with the "Fields of Komnene" () mentioned in the 14th century by John Kantakouzenos—a view commonly accepted by modern scholarship. The first known member of the family, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, acquired extensive estates at Kastamon in Paphlagonia, which became the stronghold of the family in the 11th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel I Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos ( el, Μανουήλ Κομνηνός, translit=Manouíl Komnenos, translit-std=ISO; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Romanization of Greek, Latinized Comnenus, also called Porphyrogennetos (; "born in the purple"), was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantine Empire, Byzantium and the History of the Mediterranean region, Mediterranean. His reign saw the last flowering of the Komnenian restoration, during which the Byzantine Empire had seen a resurgence of its military and economic power and had enjoyed a cultural revival. Eager to restore his empire to its past glories as the superpower of the Mediterranean world, Manuel pursued an energetic and ambitious foreign policy. In the process he made alliances with Pope Adrian IV and the resurgent Greek East and Latin West, West. He invaded the Normans, Norman Kingdom of Sicily, although unsuccessfully, being the last Eastern Roman emperor t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estoire D'Eracles
The ''Estoire d'Eracles'' ("History of Heraclius") is an anonymous Old French translation and continuation of the Latin ''History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea'' by William of Tyre. It begins with recapture of Jerusalem by the Roman emperor Heraclius in AD 630, from which it takes its name, and continues down to 1184. The continuation recounts the history of the Crusader states from Saladin's capture of Jerusalem in 1187 down to 1277. The translation was made between 1205 and 1234, possibly in Western Europe. Several times the text of the translation was changed and the manuscripts preserve different versions of William's text. The continuations were added to the translation between 1220 and 1277. There are two different versions of the first continuation, covering the years 1185–1225. Both reflect the political attitudes of the Crusader aristocracy. There are 49 surviving manuscripts of the ''Eracles''. Of these, 44 contain a first continuation drawn from the '' Chronicle of Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Komnene, Queen Of Jerusalem
Maria Komnene ( gr, Μαρία Κομνηνή; – 1217), Latinized Comnena, was the queen of Jerusalem from 1167 until 1174 as the second wife of King Amalric. She occupied a central position in the Kingdom of Jerusalem for twenty years, earning a reputation for intrigue and ruthlessness. Maria was a grandniece of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos. Her marriage to Amalric in 1167 served to establish an alliance between the Byzantine Empire and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. When Amalric died in 1174, the crown passed to Maria's stepson, Baldwin IV, and she withdrew with her daughter, Isabella, to the city of Nablus, which she was to rule as queen dowager. Due to Baldwin's leprosy, Maria's stepdaughter, Sibylla, and daughter, Isabella, were regarded as potential successors. Maria married the lord of Ibelin, Balian, in 1177, with whom she had four more children. From 1180, Maria was one of the leaders of the faction opposing Sibylla and her husband Guy of Lusignan. Baldwin IV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kantakouzenos (sebastos)
John Kantakouzenos ( el, Ἱωάννης Καντακουζηνός; died 17 September 1176) was a military commander and an early member of the Kantakouzenos family. He distinguished himself in the campaigns of Manuel I Komnenos () against the Duklja, Serbians, Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301), Hungarians, and Pechenegs in the years between 1150 and 1153. It was during these campaigns that he was severely wounded and lost the fingers of one hand. In 1155 he was sent to Belgrade where he foiled the plot of the inhabitants of that city to hand the city over to the Hungarians. He was killed in the Battle of Myriokephalon, where he served as a commander of a division of the Byzantine army. He fell, having been isolated from his own troops, fighting alone against a band of Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turk soldiers of the Sultanate of Rum. John is known to have been present at the ecclesiastical councils convened at Constantinople in May 1157, March 1166, and January and February 1170. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeneads
:''This is for the mythical allies of Aeneas. For the story written about them by Virgil, see Aeneid'' In Roman mythology, the Aeneads ( grc, Αἰνειάδαι) were the friends, family and companions of Aeneas, with whom they fled from Troy after the Trojan War. ''Aenides'' was another patronymic from Aeneas, which is applied by Gaius Valerius Flaccus to the inhabitants of Cyzicus, whose town was believed to have been founded by Cyzicus, the son of Aeneas and Aenete. Similarly, ''Aeneades'' (Ancient Greek: ) was a patronymic from Aeneas, and applied as a surname to those who were believed to have been descended from him, such as Ascanius, Augustus, and the Romans in general. The Aeneads included: *Achates *Acmon, son of Clytius (son of Aeolus), *Anchises *Creusa, wife of Aeneas and mother of Ascanius *Ascanius *Iapyx *the Lares *Nisus and Euryalus, heroes of the helmet episode in Book 9 * Mimas *Misenus, Aeneas' trumpeter *Mnestheus, possibly Aeneas' most senior commander *the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantokrator Monastery
'' '' tr, Zeyrek Camii'' , image = Molla Zeyrek Camii.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption =The mosque viewed from north east. From left to right, one can see the apses of the ''Church of Christ Pantocrator'', the ''Imperial Chapel'' and the ''Church of the Theotokos Eleousa''. , image_upright = 1.2 , map_type = Istanbul Fatih , map_size = , map_caption = Location in the Fatih district of Istanbul , location = Istanbul, Turkey , coordinates = , latitude = , longitude = , religious_affiliation = Sunni Islam , rite = , region = , state = , province = , territory = , prefecture = , sector = , consecration_year = Shortly after 1453 , status = , architecture = yes , architect = , architecture_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attaleia
Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Aegean region with over one million people in its metropolitan area.2011 Census Turkish Statistical Institute (Büyükşehir belediyeleri ve bağlı belediyelerin nüfusları) – 2011 The city that is now Antalya was first settled around 200 BC by the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon, which was soon subdued by the Romans. Roman rule saw Antalya thrive, including the construction of several new monuments, such as Hadrian's Gate, and the proliferation of ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
