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The Komnene dynasty : byzantium's struggle for survival 1057-1185 / John Carr.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carr, John, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comneni dynasty, 1081-1185.
- Comneni dynasty.
- Comneni dynasty,-1081-1185.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, [2018]
- Summary:
- The 128-year dynasty of the Komneni (1057 to 1185) was the last great epoch of Byzantium, when the empire had to fend off Turkish and Norman foes simultaneously. Starting with the extremely able Alexios I, and unable now to count on help from the West, the Komneni played their strategic cards very well. Though the dynasty ended in cruelty and incompetence under Andronikos I (the Terrible), it fought a valiant rear-guard action in keeping eastern Christendom alive. The Komnene dynasty saw several changes in Byzantine military practice, such as the adoption of heavy cavalry on the western model, the extensive use of foreign mercenaries and the neglect of the navy (both of which were to prove a huge and possibly fatal disadvantage). A chapter is devoted to the famous Varangian Guard, which included many Saxons in exile following the Norman conquest of England. The terrible defeat at Myriokephalon in 1176 sealed the doom of the dynasty, preparing the way for the conquest of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusaders.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Book Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Illustrations
- Chapter 1: A lady not for turning
- Chapter 2: Constantine's Legacy
- Chapter 3: A hard act to follow: The Macedonians
- Chapter 4: 1057: Isaac the Founder
- Chapter 5: Interregnum: Diogenes' disaster
- Chapter 6: Enter Alexios
- Chapter 7: Holding the Empire together
- Plate section
- Chapter 8: The road to Micklegarth
- Chapter 9: The 'greedy Latin race': Alexios and the First Crusade
- Chapter 10: A fighter to the end
- Chapter 11: John the Good: A soldier's soldier
- Chapter 12: Manuel I and the Second Crusade
- Chapter 13: Bloodstained Finale: Andronikos I
- Chapter 14: Twilight in Trebizond
- Bibliographical Note
- The House of Komnene Family Tree
- Index of Names
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781526702326
- 1526702320
- 9781526702319
- 1526702312
- 9781526702302
- 1526702304
- OCLC:
- 1064955750
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