John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Τζιμισκής, romanized: Iōánnēs ho Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976...

Phokas by Tzimiskes in December 969 by feigning illness (and then becoming ill in reality), he knew of it and threw his full support behind Tzimiskes' assumption...

Byzantine army as a member of the imperial bodyguard. When the emperor John I Tzimiskes campaigned against the Kievan Rus' in 971, Anemas joined the expedition...

in earnest. Nikephorus and Tzimiskes seized Mopsuestia July 13, while Leo Phokas invested Tarsus and Nikephoros and Tzimiskes arrived soon after. Nikephoros...

only during the early reign of John I Tzimiskes (reigned 969–976), but is depicted on horseback along with Tzimiskes in the so-called "Pigeon House" church...

Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971, when he was appointed by Emperor John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976) as military governor (strategos) of Dristra/Dorostolon (modern...

Skleros. The latter, a distinguished general and Tzimiskes' most senior lieutenant, had rebelled on Tzimiskes' death in 976 and quickly seized control of Asia...

issue Zoe, nun since 959 Theodora, nun 959; married 970 Emperor John I Tzimiskes, died 976 Agatha, nun 959 Theophano, nun 959 Anna, nun 959 Agatha, born...

10th century. He was also the grandfather of the Byzantine emperor John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976). Theophilos was a scion of the Kourkouas family, a clan...

several Byzantine emperors of Armenian origin, including Maurice and John Tzimiskes. The first work on Byzantine emperors of Armenian origin, Armenian Emperors...

Aleppo in 969. Under John I Tzimiskes, he fought as a senior commander against the Rus' in 970–971, while after Tzimiskes' death he led the loyalist...

S2CID 170876695. Wienand, Johannes (2012). Der Kaiser als Sieger. doi:10.1524/9783050059044. ISBN 9783050059044. Wienand, Johannes (ed.). Contested Monarchy...

Wiley, 2018. Cameron, pp. 4, 112. Lavan & Mulryan 2011, p. 8. Irmscher, Johannes (1988). "Non-christians and sectarians under Justinian: the fate of the...

Rus'–Byzantine War (970–971) in the reigns of Nikephoros II and John I Tzimiskes. According to the historians John Skylitzes and Leo the Deacon, Kalokyros...

marry the general Nikephoros Phokas and to acquire another general, John Tzimiskes, as her lover, having them both elevated to the imperial throne in succession...

general and future emperor John I Tzimiskes. Commanding an army some 10,000 men strong, Naja was soundly defeated by Tzimiskes, who continued to march through...

throne thus went to two generals, Nikephoros Phokas (r. 963–969) and John Tzimiskes (r. 969–976) before Basil became senior emperor, though his influential...

emperor. Zoe, sent to a convent. Theodora, who married emperor John I Tzimiskes. Agatha, sent to a convent. Theophano, sent to a convent. Anna, sent...

Oxford University Press. pp. 2180–2181. ISBN 0-19-504652-8. Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; Ludwig, Claudia; Zielke, Beate; Pratsch, Thomas, eds. (2013). Prosopographie...

their influence in southern Italy with several campaigns. In 969, John I Tzimiskes assassinated and succeeded Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros in a military...

(2002). Byzantium – A History. Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2343-6. Lilie, Ralph-Johannes (1988). Byzantium and the Crusader States, 1096–1204. Oxford University...

Indeed, during the reigns of Nikephoros II Phokas and his nephew John I Tzimiskes, these aristocratic generals supplanted the legitimate heirs of the Macedonian...

supported the rebellion by his cousin Bardas Phokas the Younger against John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976) in 970, based in Caesarea in Cappadocia. As soon as the...

rebellion of their cousin Bardas Phokas the Younger in 970 against John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976). The Parsakoutenoi tried to drum up support for Phokas at...

Phokas by John I Tzimiskes, his father tried to raise a rebellion against the new regime in the family's base at Cappadocia. Tzimiskes dispatched his...

he had been deposed and his realm first annexed by the Emperor John I Tzimiskes in 971. Pavlov 1993. ODB, "Aaronios" (A. Kazhdan), pp. 1–2. PmbZ, Prusianos...

Patriarch of Alexandria John I Doukas of Thessaly John I Lemigius John I of Trebizond John I Orsini John I Tzimiskes John I Tzimiskes, Syrian campaigns of John...

led by Theophilos Kourkouas, grandfather of the future emperor John I Tzimiskes, captured Theodosiopolis. Its Arab population was expelled and the city...

Byzantine Empire. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6616-0. Lilie, Ralph-Johannes; Ludwig, Claudia; Zielke, Beate; Pratsch, Thomas, eds. (2013). Prosopographie...

of Africa, held back the grain fleet destined to Rome. "The events of Johannes' reign are as shadowy as its origins," writes John Matthews, who then provides...