Tatikios
Sign in to saveTatikios or Taticius (, c. 1048 – died after 1110) was an Eastern Roman general of Turkish origin during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos. His name is also rendered as Tetigus, Tatizius, Tatitius, Tatic, or Tetig.
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- Origins and early life
- Military and political career
- Role during the First Crusade
- Appearance and descendants
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Tatikios or Taticius (, c. 1048 – died after 1110) was an Eastern Roman general of Turkish origin during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos. His name is also rendered as Tetigus, Tatizius, Tatitius, Tatic, or Tetig.
==Origins and early life== The father of Tatikios was a "Saracen", probably meaning a Turk, who was captured by Alexios' father John Komnenos and who served as a slave in the Komnenos household. Tatikios and Alexios grew up together. Tatikios is described as an oikogenes of Alexios (that is, "from the same house").
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