Friday, July 12, 2024

 Greetings all,

Today we commemorate the life of John Komnenos (the younger brother of Emperor Isaac I and the father of Emperor Alexios I) who passed away on July 12th in 1067 AD:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Komnenos_(Domestic_of_the_Schools)

John was a Byzantine aristocrat and military leader, who by being the father of Emperor Alexios I was the progenitor of the Komnenos dynasty, and also the Empire of Trebizond.

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
 
 
 
                                      The official seal of John Komnenos
 

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