Manoil Was Wary of a Byzantine Invasion

The vasiles knew that both the pope and the german emperor were wary of a byzantine revival. Constantinople was awash with norman exiles, whom manoil hoped to unleash as a rival faction against william. The emperor despatched more agents and more money to ancona to keep the rebellion alive. Gold was handed over to those willing to thumb their nose at norman power. Two years later, in 11 58, william offered the emperor a peace treaty, and man oil took it.