A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn:
1081 through the Present
This thread will be similar to my History of the Holy Roman Empire. It will serve as a chronological summary and link to the various LotR threads, with the main focus being on the Magnaura, Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports, Battle Reports and Stories threads.
Please do not post in this thread. If you want something included that I missed, send me a PM with a description and a link to the relevant post.
Part I: Basileus Aleksios Komnenos's Term as Megas Logothetes, 1081 -1095
Prologue
On Power
Dramatis Personae:
Makedonios Ksanthopoulos
Methodios Tagaris
Ioannis Kantakouzinos
Princess Anna Komnenos
Markianos Ampelas
Kosmas Mavrozomis
Caesar Ioannis Komnenos
Aleksios ek Ikoniou
Ioannis Kalameteros
Anastasios Neokaisareitis
Anna and Makedonios
Apionnas Vringas
Armatos ek Naksou
The Houses in 1081:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri
The Tagamata
The Tepaki
The Hippodrome in 1081
1081
Ioannis Kantakouzinos attempts to woo Anna.
An Egyptian Mamluk in Basileus Aleksios's Court
The First Senate Session opens. Basileus Aleksios automatically assumes the position of Megas Logothetes.
The Legislation voted on at the First Session.
Patriarchal Proclamations concerning Antioch and Churches
Anastasios Neokaisareitis dreams of conquest.
Princess Anna cuts a swath through the Bachelors of the Empire, parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven.
The Barbarian Merchant, parts one and two.
An Introduction to Iakovos ek Kallipoleos
The Merchant and the Princess
The Princess and the Heathen
An Investigation into Apionnas Vringas, parts one, two, three and four.
The Megas Logothetes' report for 1081: With the new term just begun there is little news. However, the Basileus warns against any unauthorized attack on the unwalled settlement of Durazzo.
Princess Anna visits the Order of St. John, parts one and two.
1083
The Megas Logothetes's report for the year: Senators and armies fan out to conquer rebel settlements while the Empire struggles with military and economic weakness.
Caesar Ioannis reclaims lost cities in Anatolia.
Strator Methodios Tagaris ponders the Durazzo land rush.
Nevoulas ek Philadelpuis remembers the past as he approaches Rhodes.
Anna and the Basileus discuss marriage and negotiations.
1084
The Megas Logothetes's report: Canakkale, Rhodes and Arta are besieged.
Methodios Tagaris conquers Durazzo.
Caesar Ioannis assaults Canakkale.
Nevoulas ek Philadelpuis at Rhodes.
Basileus Aleksios storms Sofia.
1086
The Megas Logothetes' report: Canakkale, Durazzo and Sofia are conquered.
Nevoulas continues to reminisce at Rhodes, parts one and two.
Ioannis marches back to Nicaea on a rough road.
1087
The Megas Logothetes' report: The Empire enters into an alliance with Hungary.
An Introduction to Methodios Tagaris, parts one, two, three, four, five, six and seven
Anna negotiates with the Hungarians and has difficulties with the help.
Anna and Ioannis
1089
The Megas Logothetes' report: An alliance is reached with the Kievan Rus.
Ioannis Kalameteros seizes Rhodes. The attack brings back a flood of memories, part one.
Arms and Templars
Savvas ek Militou seizes Arta.
The March on Sinop
An Invitation from Zagreb
1090
The Megas Logothetes' report: Caesar Ioannis marries a Kievan Rus Princess, further cementing the new alliance. Arta and Rhodes are added to the Empire.
Methodios Tagaris takes Zagreb.
Antioch is sacked.
Hypatios Machonios conquers Smyrna.
A Stranger in a Strange Land
1092
The Megas Logothetes' report: Antioch, Belgrade and Zagreb are taken, however the last is rioting.
Debate begins in the Magnaura over how the Empire should proceed.
Basileus Aleksios assaults Bucharest
1093
The Megas Logothetes' report: An alliance is reached with the Republic of Novgorod. Bucharest is conquered.
Ioannis Kantakouzinos's Northern Destiny
Pavlos Chrysovergos liberates Sinop.
Intrigues and Assignations
The Godfather
1095
Basileus Aleksios's last report as Megas Logothetes: Sinop is taken.
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part II: The Term of Megas Logothetes Markianos Ampelas, 1095 - 1110
The Houses in 1095:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri
The Tagamata
The Tepaki
The Hippodrome in 1095
1095 continued
The Second Senate Session opens: The candidates for Megas Logothetes are Markianos Ampelas and Methodios Tagaris.
The Basileus and the Caesar
The Price of Conversion
The voting for Megas Logothetes and on Legislation during the Second Senate Session.
A Letter of Resignation
The Price of Expansion, a Game Event
A Patriarchal Proclamation
Vissarionas ek Lesvou's Nightmare
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
Aleksios and Makedonios
Vissarionas seeks penance for Antioch.
Pavlos Chrysovergos retreats from Sinop.
Anna visits Antioch.
Father and Daughter
Markianos Ampelas's first report as Megas Logothetes: The frontiers of the Empire face revolt. Zagreb is sold to the Hungarians.
Basileus Aleksios blunts the rebel force moving on Bucharest.
Storm clouds gather in Zagreb as Methodios ponders what to do.
1096
Rebels have besieged Belgrade, Bucharest, Antioch and newly Hungarian Zagreb. Sinop is captured.
Areovindos ek Samou's arrives in Antioch.
The Order sallies from Antioch, routing the besiegers.
Basileus Aleksios eliminates the rebels besieging Bucharest.
The Tepaki reorganize.
1098
The Megas Logothetes' report: Two out of the five rebel armies have been destroyed.
Markianos Ampelas divulges his past.
The Unique Leadership of Apionnas Vringas
Methodios Tagaris relieves Belgrade from a rebel siege.
Murky Dealings
The Dangers of Academia
1099
The Megas Logothetes' report: Belgrade is relieved. A Catholic Crusade is called on Jerusalem.
Homecoming
Winning Hearts and Minds
Anna visits Belgrade.
1101
The Megas Logothetes' report: Trebizond, beseiged by the Turks, may become a Casus Belli.
Anna prepares for her marriage to Ioannis Kalameteros.
A Slow March to Sinop
Dealing with Heresy
The Honeymoon
In Vino Veritas
A Sponsor
1102
The Megas Logothetes' report: Preperations for war with the Turks continue.
1104
The Megas Logothetes' report: Sinop is recaptured while Trebizond falls to the Turks.
1105
The Megas Logogthetes' report: The Empire declares war on the Turks and besieges Trebizond. The Germans declare war on the Empire, their Crusade army disappears, it's location now unknown.
The Art of Diplomacy
Cloak and Dagger
The Organization
1107
Vissarionas takes in the sights and smells of Cairo.
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Pavlos Chrysovergos assaults Trebizond.
1108
The Megas Logothetes' report: Trebizond is taken from the Turks. Peace is restored with the Germans.
1110
The Megas Logothetes' report: Iconium is beseiged.
Markianos Ampelas has problems.
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part III: Caesar Ioannis Komnenos's Term as Megas Logothetes, 1110 - 1125
The Houses in 1110:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri
The Tagamata
The Tepaki
The Hippodrome in 1110
1110 continued
The Third Senate Session opens: Savvas ek Militou and Caesar Ioannis are candidates for Megas Logothetes.
Event Three: The Egyptian Crusade, the Story, Proclamation and Rules
Cold Feet
Distant Enemies
Absolution
The voting for Megas Logothetes and on Legislation during the Third Senate Session.
Anna and Makedonios discuss politics.
Armatos ek Naksou meets an oddly familiar German.
Makedonios Ksanthopoulos seizes Adana.
Anna gains a servant.
A Face from the Past
Hypatios Machonios exterminates Iconium. The Senate reacts. Princess Anna witnesses the aftermath.
Pacification
Order and Organization
A Call to Crusade
A Chance Meeting
Keeping the Balance
Wheels within Wheels
1111
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Sabotage and the Response
Bait and Switch
Anna and Makedonios investigate the Organization.
1113
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Ioannis Kantakouzinos routs a Rebel army north of Bucharest.
Apionnas enters the Underworld.
The Crusade progresses south through the Aegean.
Makedonios speaks out in the Magnaura against how Caesar Ioannis is running the Empire.
Retaliation
Lisas Attaleiatas and Pavlos Chrysovergos meet in Trebizond.
1114
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Makedonios Ksanthopoulos attacks an Egyptian army near Antioch.
The Crusade continues south.
1116
Riposte
A Patriarchal Proclamation
Parley
Creating the Kingdom of God
Despite the Jihad, the Crusade continues south.
Caesarea is lost to resurgent Turk forces. Markianos Ampelas is lost valiantly defending the city, the Senate mourns his passing.
Change of Command
Nevoulas ek Philadelphius the Archaeologist
1117
The Megas Logothetes' report.
The Crusade continues as a new year begins.
1119
Ioannis Kantakouzinos kills some rebels near Nicaea.
The vanguard of the Crusade lands in Egypt.
1120
Apionnas Vringas returns to Egypt, parts one and two.
Damned by Faint Praise
The Crusade besieges Alexandria and approaches Cairo.
1122
The Megas Logothetes' report.
The Order destroys the Egyptian Sultan and his Jihad army near Antioch.
Death joins the Crusade. The Senate reacts to the loss, as does Efstathios Laskaris.
Savvas ek Militou defeats an Egyptian landing force near Corinth.
1123
The Megas Logothetes' report.
All the Crusaders are now in Egypt.
Tears of a Clown.
1125
The last report of Megas Logothetes Ioannis Komnenos.
Egyptian Intrigues, parts one, two and three.
The Agents' Argument
Chrysovergos and Kontakouzinos discuss the future.
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part IV: The Term of Megas Logothetes Makedonios Ksanthopoulos, 1125 - 1140
The Houses in 1125:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri
The Tagamata
The Tepaki
The Hippodrome in 1125
1125 continued
The Fourth Senate Session opens: Makedonios Ksanthopoulos and Savvas ek Militou are candidates for the office of Megas Logothetes.
Iakovos limps into the Session.
Going Negative, but Observed
A Patriarchal Proclamation
Rabble Rousing
The voting for Megas Logothetes and on Legislation during the Fourth Senate Session.
Clerical Error
The Election for Megas Logothetes is tied, a second round of voting commences.
Trouble on the Horizon
Memories of the Past
Dark Rendezvous
The Synod of 1125.
Methodios Tagaris avenges the death of Kosmas Mavrozomis by sacking Alexandria.
The Crusade takes Alexandria and closes in on Cairo.
A Botched Rescue.
Nikiphoros Manouelitis is late for the retaking of Caesarea.
The Crusade led by Vissarionas ek Lesvou repulses an Egyptian counter-attack east of Cairo.
1126
The Megas Logothetes' report.
The Crusade besieges Cairo, while Alexandria borders on revolt.
Nevoulos ek Philadelphias encounters Catholic ex-Crusaders.
Poison, Blade and Grief
Makedonios remembers a meeting with Iakovos.
Megas Logothetes Ksanthopoulos reveals in the Magnaura a supposed plot of the Caesar to destroy the Order. Chaos ensues and word takes to the streets.
The Crusaders led by Vartholomaios Ksiros take Cairo.
1128
The Megas Logothetes' report.
The Crusade, having conquered Alexandria and Cairo, is over.
Church and State, part one
The Bonds Forged by the Crusade
The Dean and the Grandmaster talk.
Vissarionas After the Fall, parts one and two.
1129
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Basileus Aleksios vanquishes a Turk Jihad army bound for Constantinople at the Battle of Adrianople.
Efstathios Laskaris dies in battle outside Alexandria.
Pavlos and Makedonios talk about the limitations of power.
Basileus Aleksios opens an Emergency Session of the Senate.
Patriarch Nicholas and the Vault of Mystery
The Patriarch enters the Magnaura.
Church and State, part two
The Caesar storms into the Magnaura to defend himself.
Isaakios Komnenos focuses on more earthly concerns.
The Senate votes on the legislation proposed at the Emergency Session.
Nikolaos Aristenos buys some land and has a chance encounter.
Senators Tagaris and Manouelitis feud over the ownership of Scopia, the Basileus proposes an interesting way to settle the dispute.
The Megas Logothetes and the Basileus meet.
Vissarionas sacks Thebes.
1131
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Isaakios Komnenos has a classic nightmare.
Methodios Tagaris retakes Cairo in the Battle of the Pyramids.
1132
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Senators Tagaris and Manouelitis settle their dispute over Scopia in a trial of Chariots.
Isaakios the Suitor
1134
The Megas Logothetes' report.
The Chariot Race for Scopia is tainted and fails to resolve the issue. The Basileus proposes an alternative and Manouelitis and Tagaris make their case.
Rafi and Makedonios discuss the rising madness of Vissarionas.
Pavlos Chrysovergos seizes Dyarbakir
Anna and Makedonios versus the Tenth Commandment
Megas Logothetes Ksanthopoulos sallies out of Antioch to defeat the besieging Templars.
Makedonios plans some shady dealings.
A Royal Bastard
Makedonios takes his son to Cyprus.
1135
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Nevoulas ek Philadelphius destroys an Egyptian Jihad army between Iconium and Adana.
1137
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Pavlos Chrysovergos destroys some Turkish raiders near Yerevan.
Nevoulas ek Philadelphius attends to family matters.
The Order storms Tortosa, ending the Templar threat.
1138
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Annios Solomon perishes trying to take Medina. The Senate mourns his passing.
The Basileus announces his decision about Scopia.
Nevoulas travels on the road to Constantinople.
Vissarionas ek Lesvou takes Dongola.
1140
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part V: The Term of Megas Logothetes Nevoulos ek Philadelphias, 1140 - 1155
The Houses in 1140:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri and Tagamata Alliance
The Ilios Korakas
The Hippodrome in 1140
1140 continued
The Fifth Senate Session opens. Nevoulas ek Philadelphius and Caesar Ioannis Komnenos are candidates for the office of Megas Logothetes.
An Introduction to Nikolaos Aristenos
The voting for Megas Logothetes and on Legislation during the Fifth Senate Session.
On Leadership
Family, the Election and Counting Votes
Venetian Intrigues
Basileus Aleksios sallies out of Constantinople and destroys the Moor besiegers.
1141
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Methodios Tagaris seizes Gaza.
1143
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Family Ties
1144
The Megas Logothetes' report.
1146
The Megas Logothetes' report: Basileus Aleksios Komnenos is dead. Ioannis Komnenos is the new Basileus with Methodios Tagaris as the new Caesar.
An Introduction to Tiverios Indikoplefstis.
Apionnas Vringas swears fealty to the new Basileus.
The prodigal brother returns.
The Coronation of Ioannis Komnenos.
Basileus Ioannis calls an Emergency Session and asks the Senate to swear allegiance to him.
1147
The Megas Logothetes's report.
The voting on legislation proposed at the Emergency Session.
A Patriarchal Proclamation
1149
The Megas Logothetes' report.
The Basileus and his Family
1150
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Event Four: al-da'wa al-jadīda
Efthymios ek Herakliou sets forth.
Aleksios ek Ikoniou inherits a Veteran Soldier.
1152
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Delays plague the Megas.
Vartholomaios Ksiros seizes Damascus.
1153
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Vissarionas destroys some rebels south of Medina.
Pavlos defends Yerevan from the Turks.
1155
The last report of Megas Logothetes Nevoulos ek Philadelphias.
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part VI: 1155 - 1170
The Houses in 1155:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri and Tagamata Alliance
The Ilios Korakas
The Accord
The Hippodrome in 1155
1155 continued
The Sixth Senate Session opens. Klimis Dokeianos and Pavlos Chrysovergos are candidates for the position of Megas Logothetes.
Vissarionas puts his boot down.
The Brotherhood strikes again.
The question of Royal Marriage once again rears its head in the Senate, argument ensues.
Apionnas Vringas the Chancellor
Nikolaos Aristenos has problems with his associates.
A Fable
The voting on Legislation and the election for Megas Logothetes during the Sixth Session.
First Blood for the Hashshashin
Caesar Methodios Tagaris defies the Basileus, marrying his daughter to a man not of Ioannis's choosing. The two highest nobles in the Empire are now at war, the Basileus demands that the Senators choose a side.
The War of the Princess widens as Basileus Ioannis lashes out at unsupportive Senators and declares war on the Order of St. John.
The Personal Diary of Nevoulas ek Philadelphius
1156
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Nikolaos the Godfather
1158
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Nevoulas ek Philadelphius invades Crete, but loses his life.
A Eulogy for Nevoulas.
1159
The Megas Logothetes' report.
1161
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Isaakios Komnenos, angered that his ships have been stolen, declares war on Theophylaktos Petzeas.
1162
The Megas Logothetes' report.
1164
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Cardinal Error
1165
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Apionnas Vringas calls for a Summit to settle the dispute between the Basileus and Methodios Tagaris.
1167
The Megas Logothetes' report.
1168
The Megas Logothetes' report.
Memories of Venice
1170
The Megas Logothetes' last two reports.
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part VII: 1170 - 1185
The Houses in 1170:
The Order of St. John
The Komnenodoukai
The Asteri and Tagamata Alliance
The Ilios Korakas
The Hippodrome in 1170
1170 continued
The Seventh Senate Session opens. The (serious) candidates for Megas Logothetes are Basileus Ioannis Komnenos and Aleksios ek Ikoniou.
Savvas, fed up with the candidates, announces the candidacy of Blacky.
The Basileus calls for peace.
The voting on Legislation and the election for Megas Logothetes during the Seventh Session.
1171
Two Senators fall.
The Megas Logothetes's Report: The castle of Benghazi is bought from the Sicilians for a hefty sum.
The siege of Zagreb
Armatos follows the will of the late Makedonios Ksanthopoulos.
Kousinos Sophianos is revealed to be Constantine Ksanthopoulos, with a destiny.
1173
1174
The year is a particularly trying one for the Empire. Basileus Ioannis steps down as Megas and then Ioannis Erotikos betrays and murders Armatos ek Natsou.
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Alexios ek Ikoniou replaces the Basileus as Megas Logothetes. Durzzo is besieged by the Venetians.
1176
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Antiokhea is besieged by the Turkish Sultanate, the city of Kosmopolis revolts.
1777
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Kosmopolis rebels, riots break out in Damascus and the siege of Durazzo is broken.
Ioannis Erotikas senses an opportunity.
1179
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Theopolis is besieged by the Turkish Sultanate, the treasury is at a defecit of 2500 florins.
1180
The Megas Logothetes's Report
Ragusa is taken, Magnentios the Bastard dies in the battle.
1182
Treason of the Heart. (Note: This is the fifth in-game event.)
Civil war breaks out again amongst the Senators.
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Zagreb is besieged by the Venetians.
The death of a brother.
Ammonathas' letter to his mother.
Before and after the battle of Apulia.
The battle of Apulia. Markos ek Sinopis is defeated and captured by Helarionas Anargiros.
1183
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Damascus is besieged by the Turkish Sultanate, Markos ek Sinopis is released by Helarionas Anargiros.
Zagreb is attacked by the Venetians, Aleksios ek Pigis is defeated and killed.
Re: A History of the Basileia Rhōmaiōn, 1081 through the Present
Part VIII: 1185-1200
1185
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Damascus is captured by the Turkish Sultanate and the Megas bring to attention the military state of the Levant.
Arintheos Voutoumatis, Ioannis Erotikos and Markos ek Sinopis all announce their candidacy for the position of Megas Logothetes. As the two latter lack the prerequisites to assume the position, they are disqualified.
Markos ek Sinopis'report and recommandations and Iakob's addendum.
The Basileus Ioannis Komnenos demand that all Senators make peace with Helarionas Anagiros.
Ceasar Methodios Tagaris secedes from the Empire. His vassal, Markos ek Sinopis surrenders to the Basileus, the Protoasecretes is displeased. Moments later, an underling of Helarionas Anagiros rescues Markos ek Sinopis. Anagiros later joins the secession
The siege of Theopolis is broken.
The Basileus' counsel.
A bad omen.
Nikitas Moschos ponder his past.
Helarionas seeks the approval of Methodios.
1186
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Cairo and Alexandria rebel against the Despot of Egypt. Meanwhile administrators of the Empire give the wrong financial figures to the Megas Logothetes causing the Empire to fall into debt, they are hung in punishment.
The real identity of Helarionas Anargiros is revealed.
A sick Basileus.
1888
The Megas Logothetes's Report: The economy of the Empire is in shambles. Basileus Ioannis Komnenos dies and his successor Basileus Methodios Tagaris dies a week later. The son of the latter, Ioannis Tagaris, is crowned Basileus while Andronikos Komnenos, brother of Ioannis Komenos, is named Ceasar.
Theo Petzeas fight the Turks north of Theopolis.
Discord and doubt in Helarionas' camp.
1190
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Amidst the financial crisis of the Empire, Senator Erotikos and Kousinos continue their march on the capital.
The Protoasecretes announces the new Basileus and Ceasar, amongst other things. Isaakios Komnenos replies and declares war on Ioannis Erotikos and Kousinos Sophianos.
A task accepted.
Riding to the rescue.
1191
The Megas Logothetes's Report: The financial crisis continues unabated. Senator Erotikos and Kousinos continue their march on the capital, the former declaring himself rightful Basileus.
Arintheos Voutoumatis follows the example of Isaakios Komenos. Most of the Senators then declare themselves neutral.
Kousinos Sophianos reveals that he is in fact Constantine Ksanthopoulos, the son of Makedonios Ksanthopoulos and Anna Komnenos. He claims he is the rightful Basileus by blood and declares war on Ioannis Tagaris, Andronikos Komnenos and Ioannis Komnenos III. Ioannis Erotikos does
likewise.
1192
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Ceasar Andronikos Komnenos secedes with much of Georgia and the Northern Anatonlian coast, with Tbilisi as his capital. Ioannis Komnenos III also secedes with the cities of Constantinople, Niceae and Dardanellia; taking Constantinople as his capital. Jerusalem becomes the new capital of the Empire. Riots erupt throughout the Empire.
Basileus Ioannis Tagaris makes his first appearance.
Ioannis Komnenos III secedes, as his uncle, Andronikos Komnenos, also secedes with an announcement in the Hippodrome. Ioannis Tagaris responds by moving the capital to Jerusalem.
Ioannis Komnenos III and his wife.
1194
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Zagreb is ready to fall and more military saving are made. Riots overwhelm Trebizond and Yerevan and both towns become independent. The economy still has not recovered, the loss of two cities only worsening the deficit. Senators Erotikos and Kousinos still march on, their destination now unknown.
A bloodless victory for Venice. Ammonathas Kalameteros attempts to rectify the situation.
1195
The Megas Logothetes's Report: Senator Petzeas defeats and kills the sultan of the Turks, Ioannis Tagaris besieges Damascus.
Ioannis Tagaris signs a peace treaty with Ioannis Komnenos III.
1196
The Megas Logothetes's Report
Iosif ek Artas is defeated at Damascus by a large force of Turks while Ioannis Tagaris relieves the siege at Tortosa.
1198
The Megas Logothetes's Report: An overview of the last fifteen years reveals massive financial losses. With no resolution of the civil wars expected in the near future, the Empire is worse off than ever.
Andronikos Komnenos, moving quickly to secure territory, meets an outnumbered Theophylaktos Petzeas in the Battle of Edessa.
