Civil war at Trebizond, Revolt of aristocratic families, 1340 |
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The discord within the trapezuntine aristocracy, smouldering from after the death of Manuel II Grand Komnenos, broke out during the reign of Eirene Palaiologina (1340-1341). In 1340 the Scholarios family, who represented the court nobility, supported by other families of Trebizond, turned against the empress and her supporters, the Amytzantarios family. The revolt ended in July of the same year with the defeat of the revolters and the dominance of the imperial forces. |
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Revolt at Antioch, 1071-78 |
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The reaction against the Byzantine imperial power in Antioch was expressed through successive revolts of the citizens after 1071, when the city was directly threatened by the Seljuks. At the same time, Philaretos Brachamios, the ruler of an independent principality of Cilicia, coveted Antioch, which he annexed to Cilicia towards the late 1078. From then on, the Byzantine domination ceased, although the city held a strategic position that was important for maintaining Asia Minor territories. |
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Revolt of the Akritai, 1261 |
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Riot of the Statues, Antioch, 387 |
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The riot of the citizens of Antioch in Syria Coele in February 387 is also known as the ‘Riot of the Statues’. It was the expression of people's opposition to the economic policy of Theodosius I. The riot raged for half a day and its suppression was marked firstly by the harsh punishment of a great number of citizens and then by the demonstration of the Christian magnanimity of the emperor. |
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