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John Taronites (sebastos)
John Taronites ( el, Ἰωάννης Ταρωνίτης, born c. 1067) was a Byzantine aristocrat who served as provincial governor in the Balkans under his uncle, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Biography His father, the ''panhypersebastos'' Michael Taronites, belonged to the aristocratic family of the Taronitai, a clan of princely Armenians, Armenian origin from Taron (historic Armenia), Taron. In ca. 1061–1063 he married Maria Komnene, the oldest daughter of the ''megas domestikos'' John Komnenos (Domestic of the Schools), John Komnenos and Anna Dalassene, and oldest sister of Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118). John was the couple's oldest son, and was probably born in ca. 1067. At some unknown date, probably ca. 1092/93, Taronites was military governor (''dux, doux'') of Skopje, as indicated by his correspondence with Theophylact of Ohrid. In summer 1094 his father was dismissed and banished for his involvement in the conspiracy of Nikephoros Diogenes against Emperor Alexios, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire remained the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. The terms "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" were coined after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire, and to themselves as Romans—a term which Greeks continued to use for themselves into Ottoman times. Although the Roman state continued and its traditions were maintained, modern historians prefer to differentiate the Byzantine Empire from Ancient Rome a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
