Relating to the Komnenos dynasty, a Byzantine imperial family that ruled from 1081-1185 CE.
From Komnenos/Comnenus, the Greek family name Κομνηνός, plus -ian (adjective-forming suffix). The dynasty is also spelled Komnenos or Comnenos in English.
The Comnenian era was a golden age of Byzantine culture and military power—Emperor Alexios I stabilized a crumbling empire and his successors expanded it dramatically, making Constantinople the greatest city in medieval Europe!
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