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Hello everyone and welcome to the history of Byzantium.

Episode 228.

Forgiveness. Not permission.

Last time, we watched as John Comney Nuss attempted to untangle the Gordian knot which Anatolia had become.

After campaigning against the Danishmans, John moved on to Celicia and Antioch.

The Emperor attempted to enforce his rights without angering the Latins, a trick he failed to pull off.

Today, John will be forced to go through the whole process all over again, but when he reaches the gates of Antioch this time, he won't take no for an answer.

As you'll recall, we left the Emperor in Celicia in Autumn 1138, just after being chased out of Antioch by a crowd who the Latins had stirred up.

John sailed home but ordered his army to walk. While they had been in the east, the Turks of Iconium had raided Imperial Territory.

So John told his men to raid their lands as they made their way west.

With retribution achieved, the army arrived in the vicinity of Nysia, expecting to be disbanded for the winter.

But their officers now informed them that they would be staying in Anatolia and campaigning again in the spring.

This caused a good deal of resentment. Remember that this army had been assembled during the winter of 1136.

Soldiers were not used to serving for this length of time continuously. They wanted to go home and see their families.

John had men posted on the roads to stop them from taking matters into their own hands.

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