Talk:John Doukas (sebastokrator)

Eldest son
If someone could cite and directly quote a source (in English) that shows that he was in fact the eldest son that would be appreciated. Thanks! Wjhonson (talk) 01:25, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Myriokephalon
Choniates states that two Byzantine generals, one of whom was John Doukas, led counter attacks from the Byzantine fortified encampment against the Seljuks on the day after the battle. Choniates states that the attacks achieved little, this is not quite the same as a failure or a refusal to obey orders. Reading between the lines it is likely that the Seljuks just didn't stand and fight and the Byzantines could not pursue too far for fear of ambushes. As far as chasing annoying horse archers away from the encampment the Byzantines achieved a small modicum of success.Urselius (talk) 08:28, 29 April 2009 (UTC)