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198:. The emperor sent many letters to persuade Gregory to submit, but the latter replied with insults, so in 1105/6 Alexios sent John at the head of an army to deal with him. Learning of this, Gregory marched inland to 218:
for rebellion—but was dissuaded by John, who pleaded for clemency for his cousin. Instead, Gregory's hair and beard were shaved, and he was paraded around the streets of Constantinople before being thrown into the
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against Emperor Alexios, but the affair does not appear to have affected Taronites' standing and career. In autumn of that year, when Alexios campaigned against the
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He disappears from the sources after that, but it is possible that he may be identical to the John Taronites,
494:] (in French). Louvain-la-Neuve and Louvain: Bureau du Recueil Collège Érasme and Éditions Nauwelaerts. 127: 160: 577: 572: 65: 102:. In summer 1094 his father was dismissed and banished for his involvement in the conspiracy of 547: 199: 119: 242:, who attended a synod in 1147. It is unknown whether he was married or if he had children. 251: 228: 180: 99: 8: 391: 103: 123: 82: 36: 147:
Taronites' next appears in a document of 1102 holding the position of civil governor (
587: 526: 495: 471: 461: 168: 131: 85:(r. 1081–1118). John was the couple's oldest son, and was probably born in ca. 1067. 53: 492:
The Byzantine Personalities of the Alexiad: Prosopographical Analysis and Synthesis
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Les personnages byzantins de l'Alexiade: Analyse prosopographique et synthèse
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At some unknown date, probably ca. 1092/93, Taronites was military governor (
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was condemned. He appears in the list of attendees with the high title of
234: 203: 155: 68:. In ca. 1061–1063 he married Maria Komnene, the oldest daughter of the 207: 61: 57: 28: 140: 195: 191: 172: 149: 32: 369: 367: 115: 111: 107: 95: 214:. There Alexios at first intended to have Gregory blinded—the 364: 352: 311: 284: 282: 280: 278: 202:, from where he intended to conclude an alliance with the 439: 379: 90: 523:
Centre for Byzantine Studies, University of Thessaloniki
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aristocrat who served as provincial governor in the
539: 470:. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. 56:, belonged to the aristocratic family of the 260:, "Taronites" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 2012–2013. 98:, as indicated by his correspondence with 485: 421: 373: 358: 317: 288: 521:(in Greek). Vol. A. Thessaloniki: 400:, "Blinding" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 297–298. 540: 506: 445: 433: 409: 385: 346: 329: 305: 269: 126:. In 1094/95, he participated in the 593:Governors of the Theme of Macedonia 563:Byzantine governors of Thessalonica 13: 467:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 114:, he was entrusted the defence of 14: 609: 598:Governors of the Theme of Thrace 568:Officials of Alexios I Komnenos 460: 397: 257: 583:Generals of Alexios I Komnenos 194:, rebelled against Alexios at 1: 558:12th-century Byzantine people 553:11th-century Byzantine people 515:The Genealogy of the Komnenoi 507:Varzos, Konstantinos (1984). 245: 186:In 1104 his paternal cousin, 153:) and head fiscal official ( 118:and its environs along with 42: 7: 10: 614: 486:Skoulatos, Basile (1980). 454: 144:, in fifth place overall. 510:Η Γενεαλογία των Κομνηνών 35:under his uncle, Emperor 24: 81:, and oldest sister of 27:; born c. 1067) was a 120:Nikephoros Melissenos 60:, a clan of princely 376:, pp. 117, 156. 229:pansebastos sebastos 216:customary punishment 100:Theophylact of Ohrid 448:, pp. 131–132. 388:, pp. 129–130. 361:, pp. 155–156. 320:, pp. 211–212. 104:Nikephoros Diogenes 462:Kazhdan, Alexander 240:Eparch of the City 159:) of the combined 124:George Palaiologos 83:Alexios I Komnenos 37:Alexios I Komnenos 332:, pp. 65–67. 272:, pp. 64–65. 188:Gregory Taronites 132:Blachernae Palace 54:Michael Taronites 25:Ἰωάννης Ταρωνίτης 605: 578:Komnenos dynasty 573:Taronites family 534: 520: 503: 481: 449: 443: 437: 431: 425: 419: 413: 407: 401: 395: 389: 383: 377: 371: 362: 356: 350: 344: 333: 327: 321: 315: 309: 303: 292: 286: 273: 267: 261: 255: 221:Prison of Anemas 136:Leo of Chalcedon 71:megas domestikos 50:panhypersebastos 47:His father, the 26: 613: 612: 608: 607: 606: 604: 603: 602: 538: 537: 518: 478: 457: 452: 444: 440: 432: 428: 420: 416: 408: 404: 396: 392: 384: 380: 372: 365: 357: 353: 345: 336: 328: 324: 316: 312: 304: 295: 287: 276: 268: 264: 256: 252: 248: 45: 12: 11: 5: 611: 601: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 536: 535: 504: 483: 476: 464:, ed. (1991). 456: 453: 451: 450: 438: 436:, p. 131. 426: 424:, p. 156. 422:Skoulatos 1980 414: 412:, p. 130. 402: 390: 378: 374:Skoulatos 1980 363: 359:Skoulatos 1980 351: 349:, p. 129. 334: 322: 318:Skoulatos 1980 310: 308:, p. 128. 293: 291:, p. 155. 289:Skoulatos 1980 274: 262: 249: 247: 244: 212:Constantinople 190:, governor of 79:Anna Dalassene 44: 41: 17:John Taronites 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 610: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 545: 543: 532: 528: 524: 516: 512: 511: 505: 501: 497: 493: 489: 484: 479: 477:0-19-504652-8 473: 469: 468: 463: 459: 458: 447: 442: 435: 430: 423: 418: 411: 406: 399: 394: 387: 382: 375: 370: 368: 360: 355: 348: 343: 341: 339: 331: 326: 319: 314: 307: 302: 300: 298: 290: 285: 283: 281: 279: 271: 266: 259: 254: 250: 243: 241: 237: 236: 231: 230: 224: 222: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 157: 152: 151: 145: 143: 142: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 92: 86: 84: 80: 76: 75:John Komnenos 73: 72: 67: 63: 59: 55: 52: 51: 40: 38: 34: 30: 22: 18: 548:1060s births 514: 509: 491: 487: 465: 441: 429: 417: 405: 393: 381: 354: 325: 313: 265: 253: 233: 227: 225: 185: 181:Thessalonica 154: 148: 146: 139: 89: 87: 69: 64:origin from 48: 46: 16: 15: 446:Varzos 1984 434:Varzos 1984 410:Varzos 1984 386:Varzos 1984 347:Varzos 1984 330:Varzos 1984 306:Varzos 1984 270:Varzos 1984 235:dikaiodotes 204:Danishmends 156:anagrapheus 542:Categories 246:References 531:834784634 208:Sebasteia 196:Trebizond 169:Macedonia 58:Taronitai 43:Biography 29:Byzantine 588:Sebastoi 200:Koloneia 141:sebastos 134:, where 62:Armenian 500:8468871 455:Sources 192:Chaldia 177:Strymon 173:Boleron 150:praetor 33:Balkans 529:  517:] 498:  474:  238:, and 179:, and 165:Thrace 161:themes 116:Berroe 112:Thrace 108:Cumans 96:Skopje 519:(PDF) 513:[ 490:[ 128:synod 94:) of 66:Taron 21:Greek 527:OCLC 496:OCLC 472:ISBN 122:and 91:doux 77:and 398:ODB 258:ODB 206:of 163:of 130:at 110:in 544:: 525:. 366:^ 337:^ 296:^ 277:^ 232:, 223:. 183:. 175:, 171:, 167:, 39:. 23:: 533:. 502:. 482:} 480:. 19:(

Index

Greek
Byzantine
Balkans
Alexios I Komnenos
panhypersebastos
Michael Taronites
Taronitai
Armenian
Taron
megas domestikos
John Komnenos
Anna Dalassene
Alexios I Komnenos
doux
Skopje
Theophylact of Ohrid
Nikephoros Diogenes
Cumans
Thrace
Berroe
Nikephoros Melissenos
George Palaiologos
synod
Blachernae Palace
Leo of Chalcedon
sebastos
praetor
anagrapheus
themes
Thrace

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