He was 68 years old (he was born in 1080).
A good soldier and skilful diplomat, he implemented a policy of appeasement and serenity both internally and externally.
Externally, he gained the basileus' gratitude for the victorious alliance against the Normans and thus a new chrysobolla that secured economic and commercial advantages and the enlargement of the Venetian quarter along the Golden Horn.
Internally, he succeeded in restoring peace between the families that had clashed under the rule of his predecessor, Pietro Polani, taking advantage of the
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