In Book XIV, Anna Komnene covers feuds between the Byzantines and a variety of groups including the Franks, Turks, Cumans, and Manicheans. She chronicles how the peace that was arranged between Bohemond I of Antioch and the Emperor after the First Crusade via the Treaty of Devol was a great success. However, she also notes that Alexios ws forced to deal with the Franks for longer than he would have liked. Bohemond is killed in military skirmishes with the Turks, and his nephew Tancred became the ruler of Antioch in the aftermath. As a result of this feud, Komnene indicates that Alexius believed that the Franks had in fact shattered the arrangement that was holding the peace together, and as such, Alexius sent his Byzantine armies to fight against the Turks, which ultimately wound up pitting Alexios’ forces in direct confrontation with Tancred, but not before seeking the aid and support of others with lands surrounding Antioch after the Emperor’s plea to attacks Tancred directly was rejected by the Senate. Finally, Alexios receives news that the fleets of the Genoans, Pisa, and Lombardy are gathering to attack the sea coast, and so Alexios gathers his navies, allies, and spies to keep an eye on the situation and dispatch of the threats to the coastline.