The terms were negotiated according to Bohemond's western understanding, so that he saw himself as a feudal vassal of Alexios, a "liege man" ("homo ligius" or ) with all the obligations this implied, as customary in the West: he was obliged to bring military assistance to the Emperor, except in wars in which he was involved, and to serve him against all his enemies, in Europe and in Asia.
Bohemond ni imel druge izbire, kot da ponudbo sprejme, saj se zaradi bolezni v svoji vojski Alekseju ne bi mogel več dolgo upirati.