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Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon

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20: 115:, which was being besieged by the Cumans. He attempted to enter the city from the south, but was surprised by the Cumans on the march, and barely escaped with his life. Shortly after, he assisted Alakaseus in capturing the pretender at Poutza near Adrianople. 442: 437: 89:, and ranking in the 20th place among those aristocrats and court officials attending. In the next year, he took part in Alexios' campaign against the 457: 447: 190: 167: 105:. Katakalon nevertheless attacked the Cuman foraging parties and managed to capture about a hundred prisoners, for which he was promoted to 174:. The Byzantine delegation convinced the Norman prince to seek a settlement with the Empire, and accompanied him to the imperial camp at 392: 94: 383: 357: 432: 467: 452: 462: 209:
The name is also found in the sources as Constantine Katakalon, Constantine Euphorbenos or Euphorbenos Katakalon.
97:. Alexios sent him to attack the Cumans while they were crossing the Zygos pass, but the latter, guided by local 410:] (in French). Louvain-la-Neuve and Louvain: Bureau du Recueil Collège Érasme and Éditions Nauwelaerts. 163: 186: 130:. The Turks withdrew before his advance, and Katakalon managed to rescue the surviving crusaders. In 119: 73: 65: 47: 159:; this may imply that Katakalon had already served in this post before, prior to his promotion. 19: 411: 388: 378: 352: 127: 85: 185:
Katakalon was one of Alexios' most trusted and esteemed officials. In token of this, his son
147:, and held that post at least until 1102/04. One of his surviving seals mentions him as both 366: 179: 31: 426: 408:
The Byzantine Personalities of the Alexiad: Prosopographical Analysis and Synthesis
107: 193:, the emperor's second daughter, in marriage. Together they had several children. 171: 112: 80: 69: 68:
families, Constantine is first mentioned in the sources when he commanded the
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Les personnages byzantins de l'Alexiade: Analyse prosopographique et synthèse
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corps and the Turkish contingent of Alexios Komnenos' army in the
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In 1108, Katakalon was part of an embassy sent by Alexios to
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noble and one of the most prominent generals of the reign of
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In 1096, the emperor sent him to rescue the remnants of the
292: 290: 288: 231: 229: 227: 225: 101:, managed to cross the pass sooner and seize the town of 263: 261: 259: 122:, which had been defeated and almost destroyed by the 387:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 111:. He was next dispatched to assist the city of 79:He appears again in the lists of the Synod of 8: 443:12th-century Byzantine military personnel 438:11th-century Byzantine military personnel 335: 323: 296: 279: 235: 23:Seal of Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon 267: 250: 221: 202: 307: 305: 7: 314:, "Katakalon" (A. Kazhdan), p. 1113 384:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 14: 38:Κωνσταντῖνος Εὐφορβηνὸς Κατακαλών 28:Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon 311: 52: 458:Generals of Alexios I Komnenos 83:in 1094, bearing the title of 1: 448:Byzantine governors of Cyprus 131: 358:Revue des études byzantines 93:and the impostor pretender 16:Byzantine noble and general 484: 402:Skoulatos, Basile (1980). 60:A descendant of the noble 37: 170:the imperial fortress of 35: 338:, pp. 65, 194, 237. 371:10.3406/rebyz.1971.1445 143:(military governor) of 351:Gautier, Paul (1971). 189:was given the hand of 24: 22: 95:Constantine Diogenes 433:12th-century deaths 253:, pp. 247–248. 468:Euphorbenos family 453:Byzantine generals 379:Kazhdan, Alexander 74:Battle of Kalavrye 48:Alexios I Komnenos 25: 326:, pp. 64–65. 282:, pp. 63–64. 128:Battle of Civetot 86:protokouropalates 475: 463:Katakalon family 419: 398: 374: 339: 333: 327: 321: 315: 309: 300: 294: 283: 277: 271: 265: 254: 248: 239: 233: 210: 207: 136: 133: 120:People's Crusade 56: 55: 1081–1118 54: 41: 40: 39: 483: 482: 478: 477: 476: 474: 473: 472: 423: 422: 401: 395: 377: 350: 347: 342: 334: 330: 322: 318: 310: 303: 295: 286: 278: 274: 266: 257: 249: 242: 234: 223: 219: 214: 213: 208: 204: 199: 180:namesake treaty 137:, he was named 134: 51: 17: 12: 11: 5: 481: 479: 471: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 425: 424: 421: 420: 399: 393: 381:, ed. (1991). 375: 346: 343: 341: 340: 336:Skoulatos 1980 328: 324:Skoulatos 1980 316: 301: 297:Skoulatos 1980 284: 280:Skoulatos 1980 272: 270:, p. 248. 255: 240: 236:Skoulatos 1980 220: 218: 215: 212: 211: 201: 200: 198: 195: 155:, rather than 151:of Cyprus and 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 480: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 430: 428: 417: 413: 409: 405: 400: 396: 394:0-19-504652-8 390: 386: 385: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 361:(in French). 360: 359: 354: 349: 348: 344: 337: 332: 329: 325: 320: 317: 313: 308: 306: 302: 299:, p. 64. 298: 293: 291: 289: 285: 281: 276: 273: 269: 264: 262: 260: 256: 252: 247: 245: 241: 238:, p. 63. 237: 232: 230: 228: 226: 222: 216: 206: 203: 196: 194: 192: 191:Maria Komnene 188: 183: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 160: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 141: 129: 125: 121: 116: 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 96: 92: 88: 87: 82: 77: 75: 71: 67: 63: 58: 49: 45: 33: 29: 21: 407: 403: 382: 362: 356: 331: 319: 275: 268:Gautier 1971 251:Gautier 1971 205: 184: 182:was signed. 178:, where the 161: 157:nobelissimos 156: 153:kouropalates 152: 148: 138: 117: 108:nobelissimos 106: 84: 78: 59: 27: 26: 365:: 213–284. 172:Dyrrhachium 135: 1100 66:Euphorbenos 427:Categories 217:References 187:Nikephoros 166:, who was 113:Adrianople 81:Blachernae 76:in 1078. 70:Chomatenoi 168:besieging 62:Katakalon 44:Byzantine 176:Deabolis 164:Bohemond 42:) was a 416:8468871 345:Sources 126:at the 124:Seljuks 414:  391:  145:Cyprus 99:Vlachs 91:Cumans 406:[ 197:Notes 103:Goloe 32:Greek 412:OCLC 389:ISBN 149:doux 140:doux 64:and 367:doi 312:ODB 57:). 429:: 363:29 304:^ 287:^ 258:^ 243:^ 224:^ 132:c. 53:r. 34:: 418:. 397:. 373:. 369:: 50:( 30:(

Index


Greek
Byzantine
Alexios I Komnenos
Katakalon
Euphorbenos
Chomatenoi
Battle of Kalavrye
Blachernae
protokouropalates
Cumans
Constantine Diogenes
Vlachs
Goloe
nobelissimos
Adrianople
People's Crusade
Seljuks
Battle of Civetot
doux
Cyprus
Bohemond
besieging
Dyrrhachium
Deabolis
namesake treaty
Nikephoros
Maria Komnene

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