14 Facts About Constantine Bodin

Constantine Bodin joined the short-lived revolt, being captured the following year after initial success.

Constantine Bodin was freed in 1078, and upon the death of his father in 1081 he succeeded to the throne of Dioclea.

Constantine Bodin was pushed aside by one of his governors, Vukan, who continued the struggle against the Byzantines.

Constantine Bodin's father was more of a politician and statesman than warrior.

Energetic and ambitious, Constantine Bodin was brought up in a period when the state enjoyed rare peace for two decades, although this did not interfere with his development of warrior qualities and abilities.

Constantine Bodin was thus put at the command of the Bulgarian Slavs against the Byzantines.

The Serb army in Kosovo was split into two groups that would organize the uprising: the first was led by Constantine Bodin and operated in Pomoravlje, heading for Nis, while his second-in-command Vojvoda Petrilo operated in Povardarje, heading for Kastoria via Ohrid.

When unrest began in Antioch, Mihailo paid some Venetian merchants who freed Constantine Bodin and took him home.

Constantine Bodin arrived with a Serb detachment; however, during the Battle of Dyrrhachion, he stayed aside with his army, intending to await the outcome of the battle.

At about this time, Constantine Bodin married Jaquinta, the daughter of Argyritzos, a nobleman from Bari forced into exile in Duklja.

They, after dealing with the Normans, attacked Constantine Bodin, defeated him and had him imprisoned.

Constantine Bodin quickly had himself freed, but after this, his reputation began to fall and influence to wane.

Constantine Bodin was pushed to the background, contributed by the dynastic conflicts and his struggle against Dubrovnik, which brought him only little fame and success.

Constantine Bodin married Jaquinta, the daughter of the Norman governor of Bari.