Index of Names
References are to the chapters and sections in the translation where further information about many of these persons will be found.
Aikaterine, empress, wife of Isaac I Komnenos, mother of Manuel and Maria, and following her husband’s abdication the nun Xene
I.1, I.7, I.9, I.10
Aimilianos, Patriarch of Antioch
VI.38
Alexander Kabasilas. See Kabasilas Alexander
Alexios Komnenos. See Komnenos Alexios
Alousianos Samuel, vestarches
IV.16
Alyates Theodore, proedros
V.19
Amboulchare, doux of Italy
VI.22
Amertikes, renegade and commander of Arab/Turkish forces
III.3, IV.8
Andronikos, son of Constantine X Doukas
II.12, IV.6
Andronikos (Doukas), son of the kaisar John Doukas
V.14, V.21
Anna, daughter of Constantine X Doukas
II.12
Apokapes Basil, magistros
II.5
Apokapes Pharasmanes, vestes
IV.12
Apsinalios, Turkish commander
IV.7
Arduin, erroneously identified as the uncle of Robert Guiscard
VI.21
Axan (Alp Arslan), sultan victorious at Mantzikert
V.16
Balaneus
VI.17
Bardas, brother (or nephew) of John Xiphilinos
III.7
Basil Apokapes. See Apokapes Basil
Basil Maleses. See Maleses Basil
Basilakes Nikephoros
magistros and doux of Theodosioupolis
V.10, V.16, VI.30
rebel
VII.6, VII.7, VII.10
Batatzina, wife of John Batatzes
VI.32
Borilos, slave of Nikephoros III Botaneiates
VII.1, VII.14
Boris David
VI.15
Botaneiates Nikephoros
magistros
II.5
doux
III.4, III.5, V.3, VI.6
contender for the throne
VI.28, VI.33, VI.35
proclaimed emperor
VI.37, VII.1, VII.5, VII.6, VII.8
Bourtzes Theognostos, patrikios and anthypatos, and strategos of Devol
VI.16
Brachamios Philaretos, strategos autokrator
IV.19, IV.21, VII.8
Bryennios John
VI.30
kouropalates
VI.32, VII.4
Bryennios Nikephoros
magistros
V.8, V.10
proedros and doux of Dyrrachion, rebel
VI.29, VI.30, VI.31, VI.32, VI.33, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.6, VII.7, VII.10
Chatatourios, doux of Antioch
IV.23, V.20, V.21
Choirosphaktes Eustratios, magistros and protasekretis
V.17
Chorosan, salaris
II.3
Constantine, son of Michael VII Doukas and Maria of Alania
VI.21, VI.25
Constantine (Doukas), proedros, son of the kaisar John Doukas
V.19, V.20
Constantine Doukas. See Doukas Constantine
Constantine Leichoudes. See Leichoudes Constantine
Constantine Psellos. See Psellos Constantine
Constantine Theodorokanos. See Theodorokanos Constantine
Constantine Vodinos. See Vodinos Constantine
Crispin (Robert), Norman mercenary
IV.16, V.19
Dalassenos Damianos, doux of Skopje
VI.14, VI.16
Damianos Dalassenos. See Dalassenos Damianos
David, accomplice of Nikephoritzes
VII.1
Diabatenos Leo
VII.13
Diogenes Romanos
son of Constantine Diogenes
III.5
doux of Sardica
III.6
raised from patrikios to vestarches, then to magistros and supreme commander
III.6
acclaimed emperor
III.7
emperor
IV.1–V.17
deposed, betrayed, and blinded
V.18–V.21
Dobromiros
VII.9
Dokeianos (Michael), katepano of Italy
VI.21
Dokeianos Theodore, nephew of Isaac I Komnenos
I.6
Doukas Constantine
proedros, named Isaac Komnenos’ successor
I.6
emperor
II.1–II.8, II.12
Eudokia (Makrembolitissa)
niece of the Patriarch Michael Keroularios, wife of Constantine X Doukas and mother of Michael, Andronikos, Konstantios, Anna, Theodora and Zoe
II.12
empress and regent
III.1, III.6
wife of Romanos IV Diogenes
III.7, V.1, V.18, V.21, VI.24, VII.5, VII.10
Eustratios Choirosphaktes. See Choirosphaktes Eustratios
Gaita (Sichelgaita), wife of Robert Guiscard
VI.21
George Maniakes. See Maniakes George
George Voitachos. See Voitachos George
Germanos, slave of Nikephoros III Botaneiates
VII.14
Goudelios, supporter of Botaneiates
VI.28
Gregory Mesemerios. See Mesemerios Gregory
Gymnos, commander of forces loyal to Basilakes at Peritheorion
VII.6
Helene, daughter of Robert (Guiscard)
VI.21, VI.25
Isaac Komnenos. See Komnenos Isaac
John, archbishop of Bulgaria
VII.13
John “the Abstinent,” archbishop of Bulgaria
VII.13
John (Doukas), brother of Constantine X Doukas, called kaisar throughout the text
II.12, III.2, IV.1, IV.28, V.14, V.18, V.19, V.21, VI.2, VI.6, VI.8, VI.10
John, metropolitan of Side, protoproedros of the protosynkelloi
VII.1
John Komnenos. See Komnenos John
John Xiphilinos. See Xiphilinos John
Joseph Trachaneiotes. See Trachaneiotes Joseph
Kabasilas Alexander
partisan of Botaneiates
VI.28
doux of Skopje
VII.13
Karantenos Nikephoros
doux of Skopje
VI.14
strategos of Brindisi
VI.23
Katakalon Kekaumenos. See Kekaumenos Katakalon
Kekaumenos Katakalon, raised to kouropalates
I.1
Keroularios Michael, Patriarch of Constantinople
I.1, I.3
Keroularios, nephews of Patriarch
I.1
Komnenos Alexios (future emperor, 1081–1118)
proedros
VI.11, VI.32, VI.33
promoted by Nikephoros III Botaneiates to nobelissimos and megas domestikos
VII.3, VII.4
sebastos
VII.6
Komnenos Isaac, emperor
I.1–I.10
Komnenos Isaac
brother of Alexios Komnenos, military commander
VI.4, VI.6
doux of Antioch
VI.17
Komnenos John, brother of Isaac I Komnenos, father of the future emperor Alexios I Komnenos and his brothers Manuel and Isaac, raised to kouropalates and megas domestikos
I.1
Komnenos Manuel (nephew of Isaac I Komnenos and brother of Alexios I Komnenos), protoproedros and later kouropalates
IV.25, V.5
Konstantios, porphyrogennetos, son of Constantine X Doukas
II.12, VII.11
Kosmas, Patriarch of Constantinople
VI.34
Kotertzes Tornikios
V.12
Koutloumous (Suleyman ibn Koutloumous), Turkish commander
VI.35, VI.36
Leichoudes Constantine, proedros and protovestiarios, raised to Patriarch
I.4, II.11
Lekas, a Paulician
VII.9
Leo, master of petitions
V.17
Leo Diabatenos. See Diabatenos Leo
Libellisios Peter, magistros
IV.8
Longibardopoulos
VI.14, VI.17
Machmoutios (Machmoud ibn Nasr ibn Salih), emir
IV.9
Maleses Basil, protovestiarios
V.17, VI.6, VI.8
Maniakes George, magistros
VI.21
Manuel, son of Isaac I Komnenos and Aikaterine, and brother of Maria
I.7
Manuel Komnenos, nephew of Isaac I Komnenos. See Komnenos Manuel
Maria, daughter of Isaac I Komnenos and Aikaterine and sister of Manuel
I.7
Maria of Alania
wife of Michael VII Doukas and mother of Constantine
VI.38
wife of Nikephoros III Botaneiates
VII.5
Marianos, strategos of Ohrid
VI.15
Mauros Nikephoros, Patriarch of Antioch
VII.13
Mesemerios Gregory
VII.6
Michael
son of Constantine X Doukas
II.12
co-emperor
III.7
acclaimed emperor
V.18, V.21, VI.1, VI.2, VI.12, VI.24, VI.25, VI.38, VII.5, VII.8
Michael, bishop of Serdica
VII.9
Michaelas, ruler of the Croats
VI.13, VI.16, VI.17
Nestor, vestarches and doux of Paristrion
VI.19
Nikephoros, nicknamed Nikephoritzes, judge of the theme of Hellas and the Peloponnese, promoted to logothetes
VI.1, VI.2, VI.5, VI.10, VI.12, VI.13, VI.19, VII.1, VII.15
Nikephoros Basilakes. See Basilakes Nikephoros
Nikephoros Botaneiates. See Botaneiates Nikephoros
Nikephoros Bryennios. See Bryennios Nikephoros
Nikephoros Mauros. See Mauros Nikephoros
Nikephoros Palaiologos. See Palaiologos Nikephoros
Palaiologos Nikephoros
IV.28
Panaretos, monk
VII.5
Pankratios (Baghrat Vxkac’i), Armenian doux
II.4
Paul, proedros and katepano of Edessa
V.18
Perenos (Leo), doux of Italy
VI.23
Peter Libellisios. See Libellisios Peter
Petrilos, commander and follower of Michaelas
VI.15, VI.16
Pharasmanes Apokapes. See Apokapes Pharasmanes
Probatas
VI.14
Psellos Constantine (Michael), hypertimos and consul of the philosophers
IV.28, V.18, VI.2, VI.27
Robert (Guiscard), Norman commander active in Italy (incorrectly identified in our text as the nephew of Arduin)
VI.21–VI.25
Romanos Diogenes. See Diogenes Romanos
Rouselios (Roussel de Bailleul)
commander of Norman mercenaries
V.6, V.12, VI.6
kouropalates
VI.7, VI.8, VI.10, VI.11, VI.33, VII.1, VII.3, VII.15
Samouch, Turkish chieftain
II.3
Samuel Alousianos. See Alousianos Samuel
Saronites (Michael)
VI.16, VI.17
Selte, Patzinak chieftain
I.5
Straboromanos (Romanos)
envoy
VI.21
supporter of Botaneiates’ rebellion
VI.28
protoproedros and megas hetaireiarches
VII.2, VII.3, VII.15
Synadene, daughter of Theodoulos Synadenos and niece of Nikephoros III Botaneiates, betrothed to the king of Hungary
VII.13
Synadenoi (family)
VI.28
Synadenos Theodoulos
VII.13
Tames, leader of a contingent of Uzes
V.12
Tatous, conspirator with Nestor
VI.19
Tessarakontapechys
VII.6
Theodora, daughter of Constantine X Doukas
II.12
Theodore Alyates. See Alyates Theodore
Theodore Dokeianos. See Dokeianos Theodore
Theodorokanos Constantine, proedros
VI.30
Theodoulos, archbishop of Bulgaria
II.12
Theognostos Bourtzes. See Bourtzes Theognostos
Thrymbos (Leo), patrikios and strategos of Calabria
VI.22
Tornikios Kotertzes. See Kotertzes Tornikios
Trachaneiotes (also Tarchaneiotes) Joseph, magistros
V.6, V.12
Vevdene (Bebdene), first wife of Nikephoros Botanteiates
VII.5
Vodinos Constantine, son of Michaelas
VI.15, VI.16, VI.17
Voitachos George, leader of the magnates of Skopje
VI.13, VI.17
Xiphilinos John, Patriarch of Constantinople
II.11, II.12, III.7, VI.34
Zoe, daughter of Constantine X Doukas
II.12, VII.5