New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture

Meško, Marek

​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. 

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2023-06-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031262951

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26296-8

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 425