The First Crusade part 7
III The Emperor was still staying at Pelecanus and as he wished that those Counts who had not yet sworn fealty to him, should...
The First Crusade part 6
Now Monastras, being a semi-barbarian knew the Turkish language, and Rhodomerus who had once been captured by the Turks and dwelt some time among...
The First Crusade part 5
This was really advice to make the Franks believe that the city had been taken by Buturnites in war and to keep secret the...
The First Crusade part 4
Manuel Buturnites as commander
As he knew the great strength of the fortifications of Nicxa, he understood that the Latins could not possibly take it;...
The First Crusade part 3
He effected a breach in the walls and, as the greater part of the foot of the tower had been cut away, it began...
The First Crusade part 2
Directly the other Counts and Bohemund got ear of the barbarians’ attack, they selected two hundred soldiers from each Count’s army and thus dispatched...
The First Crusade part 1
The First Crusade (1097-1104)
I and now Bohemund and all the Counts joined Godfrey at the place from which they were to cross to Cibotus,...
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Concerning the Duke’s Presentation to Comnenus, His Nomination As Emperor, and The Opinions of Isaa — ‘S Relatives About Him
89. It was not surprising,...
Isaac Comnenus 43
87. Despite his qualities, Constantine had a hearty contempt for offices of great dignity and preferred to live in retirement. He used to dress...
Isaac Comnenus 42
84. His lineages therefore, was enough to cover the man with glory, but no one, in attempting a biography of Constantine himself, would be...
