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was now so dire, that in 1074 Michael was forced to order his uncle to take command of an imperial army and defeat the Norman mercenaries. Fixing his headquarters at
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Romanos' captivity gave John the opportunity to return to court at the request of
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Caesar retained some influence on political events. With the collapse of imperial authority late in
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Roussel, unsure if his mercenary force could overthrow the emperor at
Constantinople, decided to act as the chief general for his own emperor. He proclaimed John Doukas emperor, easily persuading his prisoner to assume the title and dethrone his ungrateful nephew, and they continued on their way to
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Diogenes. Over the course of the next three years he became the emperor's bitterest enemy, but his intriguing meant that the Caesar spent much of
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