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Gregory Taronites
The death of Gregory Taronites in the Bulgarian ambush, miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes
Died
ca. 991/995
Allegiance
Byzantine Empire
Rank
doux of Thessalonica
Wars
Rebellion of Bardas Skleros, Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
Gregory Taronites (Greek: Γρηγόριος Ταρωνίτης, romanized: Grēgorios Tarōnitēs) was an Armenian prince of Taron, who went over to Byzantine service and held senior commands and governorships under Emperor Basil II. He was killed by the Bulgarians at an ambush near Thessalonica ca. 991 or 995.
GregoryTaronites (Greek: Γρηγόριος Ταρωνίτης, romanized: Grēgorios Tarōnitēs) was an Armenian prince of Taron, who went over to Byzantine service and...
Taronites (Greek: Ταρωνίτης), feminine form Taronitissa (Ταρωνίτισσα), was the name of a noble Byzantine family, descended from the ruling family of the...
Michael Taronites, and Katakalon Kekaumenos, were banished and their properties confiscated. The other conspirators were soon after blinded, but Taronites escaped...
of 'new men' were raised to prominence by John II, these included GregoryTaronites who was appointed protovestiarios, Manuel Anemas and Theodore Vatatzes...
sent a large army to the town and appointed a new governor, Gregorios Taronites, but he was powerless to stop the Bulgarian advance. By 989, the Bulgarian...
Gabras, the quasi-independent governor of Trebizond and his son Gregory. Michael Taronites, the brother-in-law of Alexios. Nikephoros Diogenes, the son of...
repelling a Georgian attack on Trebizond. One of his successors, GregoryTaronites, also rebelled with the aid of the sultan of Cappadocia, but he was...
to move onward. As this offensive continued, the Georgian loyalist GregoryTaronites landed in Trebizond. He soon began to ravage Phokas' rear with impunity...
parakoimomenos John Komnenos and the protovestiarios GregoryTaronites. As the latter proved ineffective, Gregory Kamateros was recalled, but, as Magdalino remarks...
1091, but failed. Nothing further is known of Gregory Gabras, but he may be identical to GregoryTaronites, who as doux of Chaldia in 1103–1106 also led...
Romanos with overt kindness. In 1005, the governor of Dyrrhachium Ashot Taronites surrendered his city to the Byzantines. The defection of Dyrrhachium completed...
the plot was uncovered, and Michael became a monk to save his life. GregoryTaronites (1040) – a patrikios, he instigated a revolt in Phrygia, but was captured...
Following the death of the military governor (doux) of Thessalonica, GregoryTaronites, in battle against the Bulgarians in 996, Basil II appointed Ouranos...
1038–39: Rebellion of Serbs under Stefan Vojislav. 1040: Revolt of GregoryTaronites in Phrygia. 1040–1041: Uprising of Peter Delyan, a Bulgarian rebellion...
family. Some of them ruled in Sasun (Tornikians) and the others in Moush (Taronites).[citation needed] After the death of Ashot Msaker (826) and Bagrat II...
Samuil Basil II Bulgarian victory Battle of Salonica Summer 996 Samuil GregoryTaronites Bulgarian victory Battle of Spercheios 16 July 996 Samuil Nikephoros...
parakoimōmenos and entrusted with the charge of state affairs along with GregoryTaronites. In the late 12th century, the eunuch Nikephoros under Andronikos...
tower even before Anemas was finally pardoned and released. It was GregoryTaronites, the doux of Chaldia, the region around Trebizond. Taking advantage...
before being sent to Thessalonica as doux in c. 995, in succession to GregoryTaronites, who had been killed in a Bulgarian ambush. Alternatively, he may...