Among Manuel's motives for mounting this razzia there included a wish to be seen in the West as actively espousing the crusading ideal; Kinnamos also attributed to Manuel a desire to show off his martial prowess to his new bride.
Blandt Manuels motiver for at gennemføre dette angreb var der et ønske om at fremstå i Vesten som en der aktivt forfulgte korstogstanken; Kinnamos tilskrev også Manuel et ønske om at vise sin krigeriske styrke for sin nye brud.