Nikephoros campaigned with Alexios I Komnenos (q.v.) Anna Dukaina Komnene 1083 1153 Anna Dukaina Komnene, 1083 - 1153. I will argue that Byzantine chroniclers Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger historicus uit Byzantijnse Rijk (-) Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger historicus uit Byzantijnse Rijk (1062-1137) Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger … Byzantine Empire. By his marriage with Irene Doukaina, Alexios I had the following children: 1. He wrote a memoir that traces the … Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger — Nikephoros Bryennios (or Nicephorus Bryennius) (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος, Nikēphoros Bryennios) (1062–1137), Byzantine general, statesman and historian, was born at Orestias (Orestiada, Adrianople) in the theme of Macedonia Contents 1 Life 2 … His grandfather, a famous military commander of the same name, led a rebellion, attempting to seize the throne of the inept Emperor Michael VII in 1077. Bryennios, Nikephoros the Younger — Historian and general. The couple had sever… Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium: The Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios - Kindle edition by Neville, Leonora. He was the son (or grandson) of general Nikepheros Bryennios (q.v. and ended up marrying Anna Komnene (q.v.). Generosity to his supporters led to another round of currency debasement and a reduction of imperial salaries. Nikephoros Bryennios “the Younger” (1062–1137) lived during the long reigns of Alexios Komnenos (ruled 1081-1118) and his son, John II Komnenos (ruled 1118-1143). Nikephoros Bryennios was the son of an aristocratic family that had contested the throne before the accession of Alexios I. Nikephoros was also a renowned statesman, general, and historian. Nikephoros Bryennios' history of the Byzantine Empire in the 1070s is a story of civil war and aristocratic rebellion in the midst of the Turkish conquest of Anatolia. Third Nikephoros Bryennios Twenty years later, in 1097, the now emperor Alexios I Comnenus needed a husband for his oldest daughter, Anna Comnena, then 14. In 1097, 14-year-old Anna Komnene married an accomplished young nobleman, the Caesar Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger. Nothing is known of John’s activities during his brother’s reign, although Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, who married John’s granddaughter Anna Komnene, says that in his capacity as Domestic of the West he left his (unspecified) acts as an “immortal monument” to the people of the Balkan provinces. 1062 1062. His choice fell on the last Nikephoros Bryennios (“the Younger”) in our tale, then about 20. The ever closer problem of Turkish raids was compounded further by the rebellions of Nikephoros Bryennios, Nikephoros Basiliakes, Nikephoros Melissenos, and Botaneiates’s erstwhile supporter Alexios Komnenos. His political weakness allowed Nikephoros III Botaneiates to become emperor, who offered Bryennios the title of Caesar if he would submit to him. Neville explains that Bryennios’s history liberally praised both of these men as examples of traditional Roman military values. view all Nicephorus Bryennios's Timeline. Nicephorus III BRIENNIUS. Nikephoros campaigned with Alexios I Komnenos (q.v.) Anna Komnene (2 December 1083 – 1148/55), in her infancy she was betrothed to Constantine Doukas, and with him treated as co-ruler by her father until after the birth of John II. Find out more about the greatest Ancient Roman Intellectuals & Academics, including Cicero, Pliny the Elder, Hypatia, Seneca the Younger and Plutarch She was the eldest of nine children. At first, Anna Comnena got engaged to Constantine Doukas, the son of Michael VII and Maria of Alania.But Doukas died before marrying Anna. Nikephoros Bryennios (ethnarch) (fl. Was there ever a published English translation of the Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger? Nikephoros Bryennios' history of the Byzantine Empire in the 1070s is a story of civil war and aristocratic rebellion in the midst of the Turkish conquest of Anatolia. In 1907 she came to marry a young man called Nikephoros Bryennios.The union had … While the force led by Symbasileus Ioannes and Nikephoros Bryennios did contest two crossings led by the Ebon Prince, the Nine Eyes and the so-called Lord of Battles. ), who rebelled in 1077. Procopius of Caesarea (Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς Prokópios ho Kaisareús; Latin: Procopius Caesariensis; c. 500 – c. after 565) was a prominent late antique Byzantine scholar from Palaestina Prima. ), who rebelled in 1077. However, that’s only possi- nikephoros Bryennios who commanded observer and participant, although, being ble if the diptych is from the eleventh century during the first stage, and Basilakes was a civilian, he did not always fully under- instead of the tenth, as Romanos (1030-1072) sent in support. Summary/Abstract: Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger has a place in the history of Byzantium as the author of one of the works devoted to the Komnenos family coming to power. When Isaac I abdicated, Constantine X Doukas became emperor and John withdrew from public life until his death in 1067. His historical work on the his- tory of the Komnenian dynasty in the 11. th century is an extremely valuable This outstanding observer and talented leader, who was fascinated by the person of his father-in-law Alexius I Komnenos, came from a family whose ambitions were no less than the those in the one into which Nikephoros himself … The Linked Data Service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the Library of Congress. Commonly remembered as the passive and unambitious husband of Princess Anna Komnene (author of the Alexiad), Bryennios is revealed as a skilled author whose history draws on cultural memories of classical Roman honor and … Anna married Unknown Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Heroes and Romans in Twelfth-Century Byzantium: The Material for History of Nikephoros Bryennios. known as the elder, and for Nikephoros Bryennios the younger, consequently the twelfth century author of the Material for History, I will simply use Nikephoros. As the companion to Anna Komnene's work, The Alexiad, (not to mention Anna's own husband) I'm very surprised that I have not been able to find any English translation at … Although she was carefully trained in the study of history, mathematics, science, and Greek philosophy, Anna’s parents banned he… And in this last crossing did Liomond Lhasare, the so-called Lord of Battles perish by a Roman blade. 7 Two notable courtiers known as Borilos and Germanus, who were close with the Emperor Nikephoros Botaneiates, made several life-threatening actions against the Komnenos brothers. She then withdrew to a monastery, where she wrote her history of Alexios' reign. It was not a harsh exile, and Irene lived there in peace, distributing food to the poor and educating young orphan girls. Irene may have inspired the history written by her son-in-law Nikephoros Bryennios and corresponded with or patronized several important literary figures, including Theophylact of … Highly ambitious, after Alexios' death she tried unsuccessfully to usurp the throne. Bryennios had at least one son. Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger has a place in the history of Byzantium as the author of one of the works devoted to the Komnenos family coming to power. and ended up marrying Anna Komnene (q.v.). This outstanding observer and talented leader, who was fascinated by the person of his father-in-law Alexius I Komnenos, came from a family whose ambitions were no less than the those in the one into which Nikephoros himself married. He was the son (or grandson) of general Nikepheros Bryennios (q.v. Nikephoros Bryennios The Younger in Famous People Throughout History view all Immediate Family. ikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062 1137) has a place in the history of the Byzantine Empire as a historian and husband of Anna Komnene (1083 1153), a woman from the imperial family. Personal Life and Legacy. Nikephoros Bryennios or Nicephorus Bryennius (Greek: Νικηφόρος Βρυέννιος) may refer to:. Anna Komnene (Greek: Ἄννα Κομνηνή, romanized: Ánna Komnēnḗ; 1 December 1083 – 1150s), commonly Latinized as Anna Comnena, was a Byzantine princess and author of the Alexiad, an account of the reign of her father, the Byzantine emperor, Alexios I Komnenos.The Alexiad is the most important primary source of Byzantine history of the late 11th and early 12th centuries. One needs to recall that when Alexios Comnenus was a young soldier, he defeated Bryennios’ grandfather (also named Nikephoros Bryennios) who had rebelled against the then emperor. 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