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Byzantine–Norman wars

Index Byzantine–Norman wars

A number of wars between the Normans and the Byzantine Empire were fought from 1040 until 1185, when the last Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire was defeated. [1]

46 relations: Adrianos Komnenos, Albania under the Byzantine Empire, Andrea Vrana, August 5, Battle of Brindisi (1156), Battle of Demetritzes, Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081), Battle of Larissa, Byzantine army (Komnenian era), Byzantine navy, Byzantine–Venetian Treaty of 1082, Cephallenia (theme), Constantine Angelos, Constantine Bodin, Corfu, Council of Blachernae (1094), Dyrrhachium (theme), Epirus, Eustratius Garidas, Grand Principality of Serbia, Hellas (theme), History of Albania, Index of Byzantine Empire-related articles, Isaac Kontostephanos, John Doukas (megas doux), John Rogerios Dalassenos, Konstantios Doukas, Leo of Chalcedon, List of conflicts in Europe, List of wars involving France, List of wars involving Greece, Macedonia (region), Michael Doukas (protostrator), Michael Maurex, Nicholas III of Constantinople, Nicopolis (theme), Norman conquest (disambiguation), Outline of the Byzantine Empire, Sack of Thessalonica (1185), Siege of Bari, Siege of Berat (1280–1281), Venetian navy, Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands, Vukan, Grand Prince of Serbia, Western Rite Orthodoxy, 1081.

Adrianos Komnenos

Adrianos Komnenos (Ἁδριανὸς Κομνηνός) was a Byzantine aristocrat and general, and a younger brother of the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118).

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Albania under the Byzantine Empire

In 395, the Roman Empire was permanently divided and the area that now constitutes modern Albania became part of the Byzantine Empire.

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Andrea Vrana

Andrea Vrana (fl. 1261) was an Albanian nobleman appointed by Manfred of Sicily as captain of Durazzo (Durrës).

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August 5

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Battle of Brindisi (1156)

The Battle of Brindisi (1156) was fought by the Byzantine Empire and the Norman Kingdom of Sicily over control of Southern Italy.

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Battle of Demetritzes

The Battle of Demetritzes in 1185 was fought between the Byzantine army and the Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily, who had recently sacked the Byzantine Empire's second city, Thessalonica.

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Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)

The Battle of Dyrrhachium (near present-day Durrës in Albania) took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118), and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria.

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Battle of Larissa

The Battle of Larissa was a military engagement between the armies of the Byzantine Empire and the Italo-Norman County of Apulia and Calabria.

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Byzantine army (Komnenian era)

The Byzantine army of the Komnenian era or Komnenian army was the force established by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos during the late 11th/early 12th century, and perfected by his successors John II Komnenos and Manuel I Komnenos during the 12th century.

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Byzantine navy

The Byzantine navy was the naval force of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire.

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Byzantine–Venetian Treaty of 1082

The Byzantine–Venetian Treaty of 1082 was a trade and defence pact signed between the Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice, in the form of an imperial chrysobull, or golden bull, issued by Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

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Cephallenia (theme)

The Theme of Cephallenia or Cephalonia (θέμα Κεφαλληνίας/Κεφαλονίας, thema Kephallēnias/Kephalonias) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in western Greece, comprising the Ionian Islands, and extant from the 8th century until partially conquered by the Kingdom of Sicily in 1185.

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Constantine Angelos

Constantine Angelos (Κωνσταντῖνος Ἄγγελος; – after 1166) was a Byzantine aristocrat who married into the Komnenian dynasty and served as a military commander under Manuel I Komnenos, serving in the western and northern Balkans and as an admiral against the Normans.

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Constantine Bodin

Constantine Bodin (Константѝн Бо̀дин, Konstantìn Bòdin, Константин Бодин/Konstantin Bodin; 1072–1101) was the ruler of Duklja, from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, Mihailo Vojislavljević (1050–1081).

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Corfu

Corfu or Kerkyra (translit,; translit,; Corcyra; Corfù) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea.

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Council of Blachernae (1094)

The Council of Blachernae was convened in late 1094 by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos and held in Constantinople at Blachernae Palace in order to resolve the case of Leo of Chalcedon.

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Dyrrhachium (theme)

The Theme of Dyrrhachium or Dyrrhachion (θέμα Δυρραχίου) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (theme) located in modern Albania, covering the Adriatic coast of the country.

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Epirus

Epirus is a geographical and historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania.

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Eustratius Garidas

Eustratius Garidas (Εὐστράτιος Γαριδᾶς), (? – after 1084) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1081 and 1084.

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Grand Principality of Serbia

Serbia (Србија / Srbija), also known as Raška (Serbian Cyrillic: Рашка, Rascia) was a Serb medieval state that comprised parts of what is today Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and southern Dalmatia, being centred in the region of Raška (hence its exonym).

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Hellas (theme)

The Theme of Hellas (θέμα Ἑλλάδος, Thema Hellados) was a Byzantine military-civilian province (thema, theme) located in southern Greece.

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History of Albania

The history of Albania forms a part of the history of Europe.

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Index of Byzantine Empire-related articles

This is a list of people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from the Byzantine Empire (AD 330–1453).

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Isaac Kontostephanos

Isaac Kontostephanos (Ἰσαάκ Κοντοστέφανος) was a Byzantine admiral during the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118), marked by his incompetence in the wars against the Normans.

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John Doukas (megas doux)

John Doukas (Ἰωάννης Δούκας, – before 1137) was a member of the Doukas family, a relative of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos and a senior military figure of his reign.

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John Rogerios Dalassenos

John Roger or Rogerios (Ιωάννης Ρογέριος), also known as John Dalassenos (Greek: Ιωάννης Δαλασσηνός), was a Byzantine aristocrat of Norman descent, son-in-law of Byzantine emperor John II Komnenos (r. 1118–1143) and Caesar.

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Konstantios Doukas

Konstantios Doukas (Κωνστάντιος Δούκας, 1060–1082), Latinized as Constantius Ducas, was a junior Byzantine Emperor from 1060–1078, and a senior Byzantine Emperor for a short time in 1078.

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Leo of Chalcedon

Leo of Chalcedon was an 11th-century Eastern Orthodox bishop of Chalcedon who opposed the appropriation of church treasures by Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos between 1081 and 1091.

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List of conflicts in Europe

This is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European state and a non-European state that took place within Europe, and global conflicts in which Europe was a theatre of war.

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List of wars involving France

The following is an incomplete list of French wars and battles from the Gauls to modern France.

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List of wars involving Greece

This is a list of known wars, conflicts, battles/sieges, missions and operations involving ancient Greek city states and kingdoms, Magna Graecia, other Greek colonies (First Greek colonisation, Second Greek colonisation, Greeks in pre-Roman Crimea, Greeks in pre-Roman Gaul, Greeks in Egypt, Greeks in Syria, Greeks in Malta), Greek Kingdoms of Hellenistic period, Byzantine Empire/ Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine Greek successor states of the Byzantine Empire, Kingdom of Greece and Greece between 3000 BC and the present day.

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Macedonia (region)

Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe.

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Michael Doukas (protostrator)

Michael Doukas (Μιχαήλ Δούκας) was a member of the Doukas family, a relative of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) and a senior military figure, with the rank of protostrator, during Alexios's reign.

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Michael Maurex

Maurex or Maurikas (Μαύρηξ/Μαυρίκας) was a Byzantine naval commander active in the latter half of the 11th century, chiefly in the Byzantine–Norman Wars.

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Nicholas III of Constantinople

Nicholas III Grammatikos or Grammaticus (? – May 1111) was an Eastern Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (1084–1111).

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Nicopolis (theme)

The Theme of Nicopolis or Nikopolis (θέμα Νικοπόλεως, thema Nikopoleōs) was the name of a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in northwestern Greece, encompassing Aetolia-Acarnania and southern Epirus.

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Norman conquest (disambiguation)

Norman conquest or Norman invasion may refer to:;Invasions by Normans.

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Outline of the Byzantine Empire

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Byzantine Empire: Byzantine Empire (or Byzantium) – the Constantinople-centred Roman Empire of the Middle Ages.

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Sack of Thessalonica (1185)

The Sack of Thessalonica in 1185 by Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century.

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Siege of Bari

The siege of Bari took place 1068–71, during the Middle Ages, when Norman forces, under the command of Robert Guiscard, laid siege to the city of Bari, a major stronghold of the Byzantines in Italy and the capital of the Catepanate of Italy, starting from August 5, 1068.

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Siege of Berat (1280–1281)

The Siege of Berat in Albania by the forces of the Angevin Kingdom of Sicily against the Byzantine garrison of the city took place in 1280–1281.

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Venetian navy

The Venetian navy (Armada) was the navy of the Venetian Republic, and played an important role in the history of Venice, the Republic and the Mediterranean world.

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Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands

The Ionian Islands were an overseas possession of the Republic of Venice from the mid-14th century until the late 18th century.

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Vukan, Grand Prince of Serbia

Vukan (Вукан, Βολκάνος; 1050 – 1115) was the Grand Prince of Serbia (Rascia) from 1083 until his death in 1112.

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Western Rite Orthodoxy

Western Rite Orthodoxy or Western Orthodoxy or Orthodox Western Rite are terms used to describe congregations that are within Churches of Orthodox tradition but which use liturgies of Western or Latin origin rather than adopting Eastern liturgies such as the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom.

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1081

Year 1081 (MLXXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine–Norman_wars

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