Byzantine Naval Expeditions

Timeline

1. 1122–1125Constantinople · ConstantinopleWhile maintaining the naval legacy of Alexios I, John II, owing to his priority on the army and setbacks in the war against Venice, adopted a policy of equipping the fleet as needed and maintaining it on a limited scale; the Cibyrrhaeot theme continued to garrison the southern Pamphylian coast.
2. 1121–1125Attaleia · PamphyliaThe imperial fleet carried out escort and supply missions in Pamphylian waters, cooperating with the land reconquest of Sozopolis and the Attaleia corridor, and securing sea links between the southern coast ports and the inland expeditionary force.
3. 1126–1129Lower Danube · DanubeDuring the war against Hungary in 1127–1129, the Byzantines deployed a small fleet on the Danube to coordinate with the army's counterattacks; around 1126 Stephen Kontostephanos married the emperor's daughter Anna and received a title of honor, marking the Kontostephanos family's formal entry into the highest ranks of imperial military and political power.