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1 day ago · Andronikos Kamateros; Andronikos Komnenos (son of Alexios I) Andronikos Komnenos (son of John II) Andronikos Kontostephanos; Andronikos Kontostephanos (son of Isaac) Andronikos Lapardas; Andronikos of Sardis; Andronikos Palaiologos (died 1344) Andronikos Palaiologos (late 12th century) Andronikos Palaiologos (megas domestikos)
6 days ago · Magnus II: Charles VII: April 12, 1167: Visingsö: Supporters of Knut Eriksson: Alaungsithu: King of Pagan: 1167: Shwegugyi Temple: Pagan Kingdom: His son Narathu: Andronikos I Komnenos: Emperor of the Romans: September 11, 1185: Constantinople: Byzantine Empire: Lynched by a popular uprising instigated by Isaac Angelos: Conchobar Maenmaige Ua ...
3 days ago · An example of this influential group was Sytzigan (known as Syrgiannes after baptism), who before 1290 became Megas Domestikos (Commander-in-Chief of the Army) under Emperor Andronikos II. His son, Syrgiannes Palaiologos, attained the title of Pinkernes and was a friend of Andronikos III Palaiologos and John Kantakouzenos.
4 days ago · John II Komnenos or Comnenus was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143.Also known as "John the Beautiful" or "John the Good", he was the eldest son of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina and the second emperor to rule during the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire.
5 days ago · Firstly, to set the stage, it is worth offering a brief introduction to the Alexiad itself. This is a work imbued with socio-political significance – written by Anna Komnene, the first-born daughter of the emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118), who is the focal point (and namesake) of her historical epic.
5 days ago · The Bronx. New York’s northernmost borough takes its name from a Swedish sea captain turned farmer, Jonas Bronck. Bronck purchased land and built a farmstead at what is now 132nd Street and ...
5 days ago · CNA Staff, May 13, 2021 / 03:05 am (CNA). A cardinal has recalled the moment that St. John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square 40 years on from the attempted assassination. The Polish pope collapsed into the arms of the then Msgr. Stanisław Dziwisz when he was struck by four bullets on May 13, 1981. “Holding the slumping and heavily ...
