- The
House of
Komnenos (pl.
Komnenoi; Gr****: Κομνηνός, pl. Κομνηνοί, [komniˈni]),
Latinized as
Comnenus (pl. Comneni), was a
Byzantine Gr****
noble family...
-
economic and
political position of the
Byzantine Empire.
Byzantium under the
Komnenoi pla**** a key role in the
history of the
Crusades in the Holy Land, while...
-
empire had
broken down, and
there were few
troops to fill the gaps. The
Komnenoi nevertheless managed to re****ert
Byzantine pre-eminence in the Mediterranean...
-
Komnenoi,
though the real
driving force behind this
political alliance was Anna Dal****ene. The
empress was
already closely connected to the
Komnenoi through...
- names. In the
relatively limited territory of the
kingdom of the
Grand Komnenoi (known as the "Empire of Trebizond")
there was
enough room for
three dioceses:...
- The
Byzantine army of the
Komnenian era or
Komnenian army was a
force established by
Byzantine emperor Alexios I
Komnenos during the late 11th/early 12th...
- own descendants—the only male-line
branch of the
Komnenoi to
survive the 12th century—the "Grand
Komnenoi"
emperors of Trebizond:
Andronikos I,
Ioannes as...
- Doukaina. Thus
Isaac was a
member of the
extended imperial clan of the
Komnenoi.
Niketas Choniates described Isaac's
physical appearance: "He had a ruddy...
- and the Pegonitai. The most
important connection, however, was to the
Komnenoi: in 1077,
Alexios Komnenos, then a
general and
later emperor (r. 1081–1118)...
- 1118 15
August Reign of John II begins:
Being considered the
greatest Komnenoi emperor, he
starts extensive damage control. 1122
Battle of Beroia: A Byzantine...
