Alexios I Komnenos in the Balkans, 1081-1095 / Marek Meško.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meško, Marek, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

New approaches to Byzantine history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--History, Military--1081-1453.

Byzantine Empire.

Byzantine Empire--History--Alexius I Comnenus, 1081-1118.

Balkan Peninsula--History.

Balkan Peninsula.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 425 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]

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

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

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

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 23, 2023).

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Meško, Marek. Alexios I Komnenos in the Balkans, 1081-1095.

ISBN:

9783031262968

3031262964

Publisher Number:

99996475402

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