Himerios (Greek: Ὶμέριος), also Himerius, was a Byzantine administrator and admiral of the early 10th century, best known as the commander of the Byzantine...
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attempted to retake Crete several times. Emperor Leo VI chose the patrician Himerios to lead a new campaign against Crete in the 910s. The Byzantine navy had...
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dismissed most of Leo's advisers and appointees, including the admiral Himerios, the patriarch Euthymios, and the empress Zoe Karbonopsina, the mother...
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them. Emperor Leo VI the Wise replaced Argyros with the more energetic Himerios, but Leo of Tripoli forestalled the Byzantines, turning back west and heading...
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Crete, headed by the admiral Himerios, but it was forced to leave the island after a few months. On its return journey, Himerios' fleet was destroyed in battle...
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pleas of Himerios to join him only made Andronikos more suspicious, and he firmly refused to board the former's flagship. In the event, Himerios departed...
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John Kaminiates—while a large-scale expedition to recover Crete under Himerios in 911–912 failed disastrously. Nevertheless, the same period also saw...
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furnish the meeting of the lips and the neck, taken from the Amazon." Himerios, Oratio 68.4 (Colonna): Phidias did not always make images of Zeus, nor...
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of the chronicler Theophanes the Confessor and a niece of the admiral Himerios. Zoe was a mistress of Leo VI; they married on 9 January 906, after she...
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Himerius (variants include Himerios, Imerius, Imerio, Imier, Immer) can refer to: Himerius (c. 315 – c. 386), Bithynian philosopher Himerius of Tarragona...
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to confront them. Emperor Leo replaced Argyros with the more energetic Himerios, but Leo of Tripoli forestalled the Byzantines, turning back west and heading...
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years, 4 months and 2 days) A relative of writer Theophanes and general Himerios, originally a concubine of Leo. She was expelled after Leo's death, but...
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months because its inhabitants had assisted a Byzantine fleet under admiral Himerios in attacking the Caliphate's coasts the year before. Finally, in October...
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matters, although both were proteges of the powerful logothetes tou dromou, Himerios. Eustathios wrote to the emperor Leo VI the Wise with various accusations...
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Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1902. p. 292. Morey 2019, p. 273 Himerio Jose Dela Llana Garcia IV (June 14, 2011). Brigands in the Eyes of the...
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months because its inhabitants had assisted a Byzantine fleet under admiral Himerios in attacking the Caliphate's coasts the year before. Diam's (Mélanie Georgiades)...
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Once again, in 911, the Cypriots helped a Byzantine fleet under admiral Himerios, and in retaliation the Arabs under Damian of Tarsus ravaged the island...
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Hellas also participated in the failed attempt to recover Crete under Himerios in 911/2. In 918 and again in 923, the area was subjected to Bulgarian...
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Byzantines under Himerios defeat Arabs on St. Thomas' Day 912 – Battle of Chios (912) – Syrian-Cilician fleet defeats Byzantine squadron under Himerios 932 – Battle...
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the Emperor's death reached Himerios, commander of the expedition, and then it was almost completely destroyed (Himerios escaped) not far from Constantinople...
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Platys. Although both were proteges of the powerful logothetes tou dromou, Himerios, Eustathios clashed with Staurakios over their jurisdiction, as the latter...
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(Naumachica). The most distinguished Byzantine admiral of the period was Himerios, the logothetes tou dromou. Appointed admiral in 904, he was unable to...
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Further Byzantine attempts at reconquest in 911 (177 ships under the admiral Himerios) and 949 (128 ships under Constantine Gongyles) failed disastrously, despite...
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(#25490). PmbZ, Eustathios (#21836). Guilland 1967, pp. 537–538. ODB, "Himerios" (A. Kazhdan), p. 933. ODB, "Romanos I Lekapenos" (A. Kazhdan), p. 1806...
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within striking distance of the Byzantine capital. Leo replaced him with Himerios, but he too was unable to effectively oppose the Saracens, who went on...
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Hilarion Hilarion the Younger Hilarion, Castle of Saint Hildeprand Hilderic Himerios (admiral) Hippiatrica Hippodrome of Constantinople Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque...
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