▁Roman os ▁III ▁Ar gy ros ▁( r . ▁ 1 0 2 8 – 1 0 3 4 ), ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 0 2 9 ▁he ▁was ▁accused , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁prominent ▁B alk an ▁gener als ▁such ▁as ▁E ust ath ios ▁D ap hn om eles , ▁of ▁consp iring ▁against ▁the ▁em peror ▁with ▁the ▁por phy ro gen nete ▁prin cess ▁The od ora . ▁He ▁was ▁transferred ▁east ▁as ▁strateg os ▁of ▁the ▁Th ra ces ian ▁Th eme ▁but , ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁his ▁comp licity ▁in ▁the ▁affair ▁was ▁confirmed , ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁Constantin ople . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁imprison ed , ▁be aten ▁and ▁public ly ▁par aded ▁in ▁the ▁M ese ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁consp ir ators , ▁and ▁later ▁tons ured ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁St oud ios ▁Mon aster y . ▁The od ora ▁herself ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁convent , ▁but ▁she ▁apparently ▁continued ▁to ▁consp ire ▁with ▁Di ogen es , ▁who ▁planned ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁Roman os ' s ▁absence ▁on ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 0 3 2 ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁B alk ans . ▁The ▁plot ▁was ▁le aked ▁to ▁Roman os ▁by ▁The oph anes , ▁metropol itan ▁of ▁Th ess al onica , ▁and ▁the ▁consp ir ators ▁were ▁arrested . ▁Di ogen es ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Bla ch ern ae ▁for ▁inter rog ation ▁by ▁John ▁the ▁Or phan ot