ROMAN Svyatoslavich

Roman Svyatoslavich (knee 7) from the family of Chernigov Prince. Son of Svyatoslav Yaroslavich. Kn. Tmutarakan in 1077-1079 he. August 11. 1079 g. In 1078, following the defeat at Nezhatina Niva Prince Oleg Svyatoslavich fled to Tmutarakan to the princesses there Romц?n. The following year the brothers in the summer, gathering a lot Polovtsy and Khazars, went a second time to Russia and stood a soldier near Pereyaslavl. Vsevolod I of Kiev sent Polovtsian khans gifts and concluded peace with them, bypassing Svyatoslavich. Roman and Oleg, on learning of this, began to rage Polovtsian khans, because they have not fulfilled their promises and did not return them Chernigov. Soon began the enmity between them. Polovtsi attacked a Russian, who came with the rebel princes of Tmutarakan, scattered them, and Roman was killed.