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of the line of battle he rushed forth, proclaiming in deed to the emperor what kind of counselor he is, even if he did not wish to in words. 11.3.5 But Bohemond, seeing the Turks fighting furiously, sent messengers and summoned the Celtic forces. And they arrive quickly; and thereupon a heavy and terrible war began. And the Roman and Celtic army had the upper hand. And as the squadrons were proceeding from there in formation, they were met in the Hebrew country by both Tanisman the sultan and Asan, who alone ruled eighty thousand armed men. And so a fierce battle taking place, with many hands and forces and with neither side giving its back to the other, since the Turks were fighting more courageously against their opponents, Bohemond, seeing this, commanding the right wing, having separated from the rest of the army, rushed fiercely against the sultan Kilij Arslan himself, like a lion trusting in his strength, according to the poet. This terrified the Turks and made them give their backs to the Celts. 11.3.6 But they did not pursue them for long, remembering the emperor's commands, but seizing the Turks' camp and resting themselves there a little, they again overtake the Turks near Augustopolis and attacking them, rout them utterly. And thereupon the barbarians fell, and those who were saved were scattered some here, some there, leaving behind their women and children, so that for the future they were not even strong enough to look the Latins in the face, but sought their own safety in flight.

11.4.1 What next? The Latins with the Roman army seize Antioch by way of the so-called Swift Road, taking no account of those on either side; and having made a trench near the walls, they deposited their baggage in it and besieged this city for three lunar periods. But the Turks, terrified by the necessity that had befallen them, sent word to the sultan of Khorasan, asking that he send sufficient forces for aid, in order both to help the Antiochenes and to drive off the Latins besieging them from outside. 11.4.2 Now a certain Armenian happened to be guarding from a tower the section of the wall allotted to Bohemond. As this man often leaned out from above, Bohemond, winning him over and enticing him with many promises, persuaded him to betray the city to him. And the Armenian said to him: “Whenever you wish, and you yourself show me some sign from outside, I will immediately hand over this little tower to you; only be ready, both you and all the people under your command, having ladders also prepared. But not only must you be ready, but the whole army must also arm itself, so that as soon as the Turks see you having climbed up and shouting the war cry, they might be terrified and turn to flight.” 11.4.3 Bohemond, then, for the time being kept what was planned a secret. But while these things were being planned, someone arrived saying that a very great multitude of Agarenes was already approaching, bringing with them the leader of Khorasan against them, the one called Kerbogha. Bohemond, having learned this, and not wishing to hand over Antioch to Tatikios according to the oaths previously made to the emperor, but wooing it for himself, devises a wicked plan by which he might contrive for him to depart against his will. Approaching him, therefore, he says: “I wish to reveal a certain secret to you, being concerned for your safety. A certain rumor has sounded in the ears of the counts and has troubled their souls, that the emperor has persuaded the sultan to send those coming from Khorasan against us. And the counts, believing this to be true, are plotting against your life. And I, for my part, have now fulfilled my duty and have foretold to you the danger coming upon you; for the rest it is up to you, for your own sake and

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παρατάξεως ἥλατο ἔργῳ τὸν αὐτοκράτορα, ὁποῖος ξύμβουλός ἐστι, διακηρυκεύων, κἂν μὴ λόγοις ἠβούλετο. 11.3.5 Ὁ δὲ Βαϊμοῦντος τοὺς Τούρκους ἐκθύμως μαχομένους ὁρῶν, ἀποστείλας τὰς κελτικὰς μετε πέμπετο δυνάμεις. Φθάνουσι δὲ τάχος· κἀντεῦθεν συνίσ ταται πόλεμος βαρὺς καὶ δεινός. Καὶ τὴν νικῶσαν εἶχε τὸ ῥωμαϊκὸν καὶ κελτικὸν στράτευμα. Πορευομένων δ' ἐκεῖθεν ἰλαδὸν τῶν ταγμάτων, συνέλαχον τούτοις κατὰ τὴν Ἑβραϊ κὴν ὅ τε Τανισμὰν ὁ σουλτὰν καὶ ὁ Ἀσάν, ὃς μόνος ἦρχε χιλιάδων ἀνδρῶν ὁπλιτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα. Μάχης οὖν καρτε ρᾶς γενομένης, ἐκ πολλῶν χειρῶν καὶ δυνάμεων καὶ μηδὲ θατέρου μέρους τὰ νῶτα θατέρῳ διδόντος, ἐπεὶ θαρρλεώ τερον οἱ Τοῦρκοι τοῖς ἐναντίοις ἐμάχοντο, τοῦτο θεασά μενος ὁ Βαϊμοῦντος τοῦ δεξιοῦ κέρως ἐξάρχων, τοῦ λοι ποῦ στρατεύματος διαιρεθεὶς κατ' αὐτοῦ τοῦ Κλιτζιασθλὰν σουλτὰν ἰταμῶς ἐξώρμησε, λέων ὣς ἀλκὶ πεποιθὼς κατὰ τὸν ποιητήν. Τοῦτο τοὺς Τούρκους ἐκδειματῶσαν τὰ νῶτα τοῖς Κελτοῖς δοῦναι ἐποίησεν. 11.3.6 Οἱ δὲ οὐκ ἐπὶ πολὺ τούτους ἐδίωκον, τῶν τοῦ αὐτοκράτορος μεμνημένοι παραγ γελμάτων, ἀλλὰ τὴν ταφρείαν τῶν Τούρκων καταλαβόντες κἀκεῖσε μικρὸν ἑαυτοὺς διαναπαύσαντες, τοὺς Τούρκους κατὰ τὴν Αὐγουστόπολιν αὖθις καταλαμβάνουσι καὶ προσ βαλόντες τρέπουσι κατὰ κράτος. Κἀντεῦθεν πίπτει τὸ βάρβαρον, οἱ δέ γε σωθέντες ἄλλοσε ἀλλαχῆ διεσπάρησαν τάς τε γυναῖκας καὶ τοὺς παῖδας καταλιπόντες, ὡς τοῦ λοιποῦ μηδ' ἀντωπῆσαι τοῖς Λατίνοις ἰσχύοντες, ἀλλὰ φυγῇ τὴν οἰκείαν πραγματευόμενοι σωτηρίαν.

11.4.1 Τί τὸ ἐντεῦθεν; Καταλαμβάνουσιν οἱ Λατῖνοι μετὰ τῆς ῥωμαϊκῆς στρατιᾶς τὴν Ἀντιόχειαν διὰ τοῦ καλουμέ νου Ὀξέος ∆ρόμου, τῶν ἐφ' ἑκάτερα μηδένα λόγον ποιού μενοι· ἀγχοῦ δὲ τῶν τειχῶν τάφρον ποιήσαντες, τὰς σκευὰς ἐναπέθεντο καὶ ἐπολιόρκουν ταυτηνὶ τὴν πόλιν σεληνιακαῖς τρισὶ περιόδοις. Οἱ δὲ Τοῦρκοι, πτοηθέντες περὶ τῆς καταλαβούσης αὐτοὺς ἀνάγκης, τῷ τοῦ Χοροσὰν σουλτάνῳ μηνύουσιν ἀποχρώσας δυνάμεις ἀποστεῖλαι πρὸς βοήθειαν ἐξαιτούμενοι ἐφ' ᾧ τοῖς τε Ἀντιοχεῦσιν ἐπαρή ξειν καὶ τοὺς ἔξωθεν πολιορκοῦντας Λατίνους ἀποδιῶξαι. 11.4.2 Ἔτυχε δέ τις ἄνωθεν τοῦ πύργου Ἀρμένιος τηρῶν τὸ κληρωθὲν τῷ Βαϊμούντῳ μέρος τοῦ τείχους. Τοῦτον ἄνω θεν πολλάκις προκύπτοντα ὁ Βαϊμοῦντος ἐκμειλισσόμενος καὶ ὑποσχέσεσι πολλαῖς ὑποσαίνων ἀνέπεισε προδοῦναί οἱ τὴν πόλιν. Ὁ δὲ Ἀρμένιος πρὸς αὐτὸν· «Ὁπηνίκα ἂνβούλει καὶ σημεῖόν τι ἔξωθεν αὐτὸς ὑποδείξῃς μοι, παρα χρῆμά σοι τουτοῒ παραδώσω τὸ πυργίον· μόνον ἕτοιμος ἔσο, σύ τε καὶ ὁ ὑπὸ χεῖρά σοι ἅπας λαός, ηὐτρεπισμένας ἔχων ἅμα καὶ κλίμακας. Οὐ σὲ δὲ μόνον ἕτοιμον εἶναι χρή, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἅπαν τὸ στράτευμα θωρήξασθαι, ἵν' εὐθὺς ἀνελθόντας ὑμᾶς οἱ Τοῦρκοι θεασάμενοι καὶ τὸ ἐνυάλιον ἀλαλάζοντας ἐκδειματωθέντες εἰς φυγὴν ἀπονεύσειαν.» 11.4.3 Εἶχε μὲν οὖν ὁ Βαϊμοῦντος τὸ σκοπούμενον τέως ἀνέκφορον. Τούτων δὲ οὕτω διασκοπουμένων κατέλαβέ τις λέγων, λίαν πολὺ πλῆθος Ἀγαρηνῶν καταλαμβάνειν ὅσον ἤδη τοῦ Χοροσὰν κατ' αὐτῶν ἡγεμόνα συνεπαγόμενον τὸν καλούμενον Κουρ παγάν. Ὅπερ μεμαθηκὼς ὁ Βαϊμοῦντος καὶ μὴ θέλων τὴν Ἀντιόχειαν παραδοῦναι πρὸς τὸν Τατίκιον κατὰ τοὺς προ γεγονότας πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ὅρκους, ἀλλ' ἑαυτῷ μνηστευό μενος ταύτην, βουλὴν βουλεύεται πονηρὰν δι' ἦς αὐτὸν ἄκοντα μεταναστεῦσαι παρασκευάσειε. Προσελθὼν τοίνυν αὐτῷ φησιν· «Ἀπόρρητόν τι ἀποκαλύψαι σοι βούλομαι, κηδόμενός σου τῆς σωτηρίας. Λόγος τις τοῖς ὠσὶ τῶν κομήτων ἐνηχηθεὶς συνετάραξεν αὐτῶν τὰς ψυχάς, ὅτι τοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ Χοροσὰν ἐρχομένους ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν σουλτά νον ἔπεισε καθ' ἡμῶν ἐκπέμψαι. Τοῦτο δὲ πιστὸν οἱ κόμη τες ἡγησάμενοι κατὰ τῆς σῆς μελετῶσι ζωῆς. Κἀγὼ μὲν τοὐμὸν ἤδη πεπλήρωκα καὶ τὸν ἐπερχόμενόν σοι προείρηκα κίνδυνον· τοῦ λοιποῦ σόν ἐστιν, ὑπὲρ τῆς ἑαυτοῦ καὶ