Leon Anemas
Leon Anemas ( Middle Greek Λέων Ἀνεμᾶς ) was a conspirator against the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I.
Leon Anemas was probably the second oldest of four brothers, only one other, Michael , is known by name. On his father's side, he was a cousin of Johannes Komnenos , a nephew of Emperor Alexios I. In 1103 , Leon participated in a large-scale conspiracy aimed at overthrowing Alexios I. However, the plot was exposed prematurely by an informer. Leon was arrested with his brothers, tried as a traitor and brought before the public in a procession of shame on the Mese in Constantinople. His further fate is unknown.
swell
- Anna Komnena , Alexiade 12 , 311-315
literature
- Basile Skoulatos: Les Personnages Byzantins de l'Alexiade. Analysis Prosopographique et Synthèse (= Recueil de Travaux d'Histoire et de Philoloqie. Sér. 6, Fasc. 20, ZDB -ID 437846-5 ). Nauwelaerts, Louvain-la-Neuve 1980, No. 111 (also: Louvain, Universität, Dissertation, 1978).
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| SURNAME | Leon Anemas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Λέων Ἀνεμᾶς (Middle Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine rebel against Emperor Alexios I. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1103 |