Eudocia 1067 part 29
200. Cf. Scylitzes (813, p. 650): ‘(Isaac) was a man of fixed habits, fair-minded, sharp-witted, strong, intelligent, a great leader in war, a terror...
Eudocia 1067 part 28
176. The Battle of Hades, not far from Nicaea, on 20 August 1057. Cedrenus describes this engagement in some detail (801-2).
177. Theodorus Alopus, a...
Eudocia 1067 part 27
166. The Comneni came originally from Comne, near Hadrianople, and had estates in the Castamon district of Asia Minor. They were destined to play...
Eudocia 1067 part 26
They tell me that you are earnestly striving to thrust me forth from my home, the palace of an emperor, and preparing to win...
Eudocia 1067 part 25
There were secrets, kept hidden from my brother and my mother, which I disclosed to you alone. And who now has the power to...
Eudocia 1067 part 24
17. He indulges in all kinds of hunting, observing carefully the flight of birds and the tracks followed by wild beasts. He urges on...
Eudocia 1067 part 23
Constantine, his Brother**294
15. Not very quick-witted, but being wrapt up in himself, he has all the appearance of a thinker. He is generally observant,...
Eudocia 1067 part 22
His face is rounded into a perfect circle, the eyes grey, very big, and most serene, with the eyebrows forming an absolutely straight line...
Eudocia 1067 part 20
Here I must mention something that I feel is beyond praise the most remarkable fact about Michael’s reign. At a time when our affairs,...
Eudocia 1067 part 19
5. In appearance he resembles an old man somewhat, with something about him of the thinker or pedagogue. His eyes are intent, his brow...
