Sorry OK Something in your prologue doesn't make sense:
The Crown of Basileus did not rest easily on the brow of Alexius Comnenus after he was coronated by the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1181.
It was hard for Alexius to believe that was only 60 years ago. For in 1071 the Empire had suffered a humliating defeat at Manzikert in Armenia against the Seljuk Turks
So what year is it?