Constantine Diogenes
Constantine Diogenes | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Κωνσταντῖνος Διογένης |
| Died | 1032 |
| Allegiance | Sermon and the Pechenegs |
| Relations | Romanos IV Diogenes (son) |
Constantine Diogenes (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Διογένης; died 1032) was a prominent Byzantine general of the early 11th century, active in the Balkans. He served with distinction in the final stages of the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria under Emperor Basil II, and occupied high commands in the Balkans until his arrest in 1029, as the result of his participation in a conspiracy against Emperor Romanos III Argyros. Imprisoned and forced to enter a monastery, he killed himself in 1032 during an inquest on a further conspiracy. He was the father of Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes.
Biography
Constantine Diogenes is the first notable member of the noble Diogenes family with origins from
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The conquest of Moglena was completed in 1015 or 1016. In 1017, Diogenes and David Arianites led troops to plunder the fertile plain of
After Ivan Vladislav's death in February 1018, Diogenes was charged with mopping up the last remaining centres of Bulgarian resistance. He took
Around 1022 or 1025, Diogenes succeeded Arianites as overall Byzantine commander (
Diogenes had been married to an anonymous daughter of
Constantine's son
References
- ^ a b c ODB, p. 627.
- ^ Stephenson 2000, p. 71.
- ^ a b c d e Guilland 1967, p. 449.
- ^ Stephenson 2000, p. 66.
- ^ a b c d e f PmbZ, Konstantinos Diogenes (#24045).
- ^ Stephenson 2000, p. 74; Stephenson 2003, p. 39.
- ^ Holmes 2005, pp. 233–234.
- ^ Stephenson 2000, p. 81.
- ^ Stephenson 2003, pp. 44–45.
- ^ Stephenson 2000, p. 124.
- ^ Stephenson 2003, p. 45.
- ^ Garland 1999, pp. 161–162.
- ^ Garland 1999, p. 162.
- ^ ODB, pp. 627, 1807.
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- Guilland, Rodolphe (1967). Recherches sur les Institutions Byzantines, Tome I (in French). Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
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- Stephenson, Paul (2000). Byzantium's Balkan Frontier: A Political Study of the Northern Balkans, 900-1204. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-77017-3.
- Stephenson, Paul (2003). The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81530-7.