One school of thought endorses the hypothesis of Fallmerayer, who believed the boys were taken from Constantinople during the chaos of their grandfather's fall from power in 1185, when Alexios was about three years old, and came to Georgia early in Tamar's reign.
Satu aliran pemikiran mendukung hipotesis Fallmerayer, yang percaya bahwa anak-anak itu diambil dari Konstantinopel selama kekacauan kejatuhan kakek mereka dari kekuasaan pada 1185, ketika Alexios berusia sekitar tiga tahun, dan datang ke Georgia pada awal pemerintahan Tamar.