- was a
descendant of the
prominent Tornikios clan, of
Armenian or
Georgian origin. His father,
Demetrios Tornikios, was a
prominent official who rose...
- more is
known of him. Leo
Tornikios was born in Adrianople, the
scion of the
noted noble Armenian or
Georgian family of
Tornikios. His contemporary, Michael...
-
Euthymios was the son of the
logothetes tou
dromou Demetrios Tornikios, and a
member of the
Tornikios family, of
princely Armenian or
Georgian origin that entered...
-
Armenian word t'orn "grandson", was
rendered in Gr**** as
Tornikios or Tornikes.
Nikolaos and Leon
Tornikios,
probably brothers, were
among the
supporters of Constantine...
- ****eon
Tornikios was the
Catapan of
Italy from May to
September 1017. He was
originally the
strategos of Cephallenia. As strategos, he accompanied...
- Constantinople.
Basil died in 1016,
after years of
peace in
southern Italy. Leo
Tornikios ****eon
arrived as Basil's
successor in May of that year.
After Basil's...
-
rebellion of his
nephew Leo
Tornikios, who
gathered supporters in
Adrianople and was
proclaimed emperor by the army.
Tornikios was
forced to retreat, failed...
-
regent for
Peter II of Courtenay, c.1217– 1219. John
Tornikios,
relative of
Constantine Tornikios, a. 1261. John I
Doukas of Thessaly,
husband of Anna...
- Preceded by Leo
Tornikios ****eon
Catepan of
Italy 1017–1027 Succeeded by
Christophoros Burgaris...
-
Armenian prin****lity of Taron. In
Georgian it is
rendered 'Tornikes' or ‘
Tornikios’. It was
founded by the
brothers Gregory and
Bagrat (Pankratios in Gr****)...
