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Robert Guiscard and Bohemond vs Byzantium, the Norman invasion that nearly broke Alexios Komnenos in 1081

In 1081, Alexios Komnenos faced the Normans on the Adriatic as Robert Guiscard and his son Bohemond carved into the empire at its weakest moment. This chapter follows Dyrrhachium, the rise of Bohemond ...
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The year Constantinople nearly fell, Alexios Komnenos, the Pecheneg invasion, and the battle that saved Byzantium

By 1090, Byzantium was bleeding out after Manzikert, surrounded by rebels, steppe armies, and a Turkic warlord building a fleet to strike at the capital itself. This chapter follows Alexios Komnenos ...