The museum of Trebizond houses a seal with a metrical legend of special interest, documenting a Synadenos, who had for some time been in a Sicilian prison but managed to escape, and thanks the apostle Thomas for this liberation. He might be Andronikos Synadenos, the husband of Theodora Komnene, a daughter of Alexios I, who served with distinction as general and as diplomat. As a military commander he maintained order in several border regions such as Dyrrachion, Niš, Cyprus, and finally Trebizond. The legend of the seal enhances the information from his epitaph which is known from Codex Marc. gr. 574: Synadenos must have been taken prisoner as dux of Dyrrachion, either at the fights during the Second Crusade in 1147/49, or during the failed expedition to Southern Italy; it ended in 1158 by a peace treaty which included an exchange of prisoners. The seal stems from Synadenos’ last post in his military career as dux of Trapezunt (before 1179), since it was found there. A parallel piece, also published in this article, is nowadays in Dumbarton Oaks.

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Ist Andronikos Synadenos um die Mitte des 12。

Trebizond博物馆设有印有特殊兴趣的公制传说的印章，记载了一个犹太人，这个人曾在西西里监狱服刑一段时间，但设法逃脱，并感谢使徒托马斯的解放。他可能是安德罗尼科斯·西纳底诺斯（Andronikos Synadenos），西奥多拉·科莫内（Theodora Komnene）的丈夫，阿列克西奥斯一世（Alexios I）的女儿，他曾担任过将军和外交官。作为军事指挥官，他在Dyrrachion，Niš，塞浦路斯以及最后的Trebizond等几个边境地区维持着秩序。印章的传说增强了他的墓志铭中的信息，而墓志铭则来自法典马克。gr。574：在1147/49的第二次十字军东征或在远征意大利的失败中，必须将Synadenos当作Dyrrachion的二人囚禁。1158年，该条约以一项和平条约而告终，其中包括交换战俘。该印章源于Synadenos在其军事生涯中担任Trapezunt的偶像（在1179年之前）的最后一个职位，因为在那儿找到了它。如今，在Dumbarton Oaks，也有一篇平行文章也在本文中发表。