 Always in need of funds , Raynald urged Manuel to send the promised subsidy to him , but Manuel failed to pay the money . Raynald made an alliance with Thoros II of Cilicia . They attacked Cyprus , subjecting the Byzantine island to a three @-@ week orgy of violence in early 1156 . They only left Cyprus on the rumour of an imperial fleet approaching the island , but only after they had forced all Cypriots to ransom themselves , with the exception of the wealthiest individuals ( including Emperor Manuel 's nephew , John Doukas Komnenos ) , whom they carried off to Antioch . Cyprus would never entirely recover from the devastation that Raynald 's and Thoros 's marauding raid caused . 
