| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 425 pages) |
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New approaches to Byzantine history and culture |
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New approaches to Byzantine history and culture.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Army and Navy in Eleventh-Century Byzantium -- 2.1 Byzantine Army -- 2.1.1 Development of the Byzantine Army in the Eleventh Century -- 2.1.2 Units and Command Structure -- 2.1.3 Commanders -- 2.2 Byzantine Navy -- 2.2.1 Development of the Byzantine Navy in the Eleventh Century -- 2.2.2 Units and Command Structure -- 2.3 Battle of Manzikert and Its Military Impact -- 2.3.1 Impact of Manzikert on the Byzantine Army -- 2.3.2 Impact of Manzikert on the Byzantine Navy |
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Chapter 3: Alexios I Komnenos -- 3.1 The Origin of the Komnenoi -- 3.2 Military Career and Life of Alexios Komnenos Before 1081 -- Chapter 4: War Against the Normans (1081-1085) -- 4.1 Geographical Settings -- 4.1.1 Geography of the Western Balkans -- 4.1.2 Road Network -- 4.2 Chronological Settings -- 4.2.1 Fixed Dates -- 4.2.2 Contested Dates -- 4.3 Course of the War -- 4.3.1 Invasion and the Battle of Dyrrachion (1081) -- 4.3.2 Bohemund's Offensive (1082-1083) -- 4.3.3 Guiscard's Final Attack (1084-1085) -- Chapter 5: War Against the Pechenegs (1083-1091) -- 5.1 Geographical Settings |
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5.1.1 Geography of the Northeastern Balkans -- 5.1.2 Road Network -- 5.2 Chronological Settings -- 5.2.1 Fixed Dates -- 5.2.2 Contested Dates -- 5.3 Course of the War -- 5.3.1 Pecheneg Inroads (1083-1086) -- 5.3.2 Pecheneg Invasion (1087) -- 5.3.3 Struggle for Survival (1087-1091) -- Chapter 6: Kuman Invasion (1095) -- 6.1 Chronological Settings -- 6.2 Course of the Invasion -- 6.2.1 Kuman Occupation of Paradounavon -- 6.2.2 Hostilities in Thrace -- Chapter 7: Synthesis -- 7.1 Byzantine Army and Navy in 1095 -- 7.1.1 Development of the Byzantine Army in 1081-1095 |
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7.1.2 Development of the Byzantine Navy in 1081-1095 -- 7.2 Alexios Komnenos as a Military Commander -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Literature -- Index |
| Summary |
This book provides a new military history of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos's campaigns in the Balkans, during the first fourteen years of his rule. While the tactics and manoeuvres Alexios used against Robert Guiscard's Normans are relatively well-known, his strategy in dealing with Pecheneg and Cuman adversaries in the region has received less attention in historical scholarship. This book provides a much-need synthesis of these three closely linked campaigns often treated as discrete events revealing a surprising coherence in Alexios' response, and explores the position of Byzantium's army and navy on the eve of the First Crusade. Marek Meko is an assistant professor at the University of Hradec Kralove, Institute of History, Czech Republic. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 23, 2023) |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Byzantine Empire -- History, Military -- 1081-1453.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98000895
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Byzantine Empire -- History -- Alexius I Comnenus, 1081-1118.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018501
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Balkan Peninsula -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85011196
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Balkan Peninsula
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Byzantine Empire
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031262968 |
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3031262964 |
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