Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon was a Byzantine noble and one of the most prominent generals of the reign of Alexios I Komnenos.
Seal of Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon
Battle of Civetot
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The Battle of Civetot was fought between the forces of the People's Crusade and of the Seljuk Turks of Anatolia on 21 October 1096. The battle brought an end to the People's Crusade; some of the survi
Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon
…In 1096, the emperor sent him to rescue the remnants of the People's Crusade, which had been defeated and almost destroyed by the Seljuks at the Battle of Civetot. The Turks withdrew before his advance, and Katakalon managed to rescue the surviving crusaders. In c. 1100, he was named doux (military governor) of…
Medieval illuminated manuscript showing Peter the Hermit's People's Crusade of 1096