The Campaign and Battle of Manzikert, 1071

Georgios Theotokis

doi:10.1017/9781802701722

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Georgios Theotokis

Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: May 2024
Print publication year:: 2024
Online ISBN:: 9781802701722
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781802701722

Series:: War and Conflict in Premodern Societies
Subjects:: Military History, History, Management: General Interest, Management

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The Battle of Manzikert on August 26, 1071 is widely regarded as one of the most significant turning points in medieval history, frequently presented as the culmination of a Turco-Islamic assault upon the Byzantine bulwark of a Christian world struggling for survival. Emperor Romanus IV's campaigns between 1068 and 1071 do, in many ways, represent the empire's fightback against an enemy that for decades had penetrated deep into Asia Minor, its heartland and strategic bulwark. Yet Manzikert was not a disaster. This book examines the geopolitical background and the origins of the campaign that led to the battle, the main protagonists, and their strategies and battle tactics. It also evaluates the primary sources and the enduring legacy of the battle, for both the Greek and Turkish historiography of the twentieth century.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

List of Illustrations
pp viii-viii

Introduction
pp ix-xx

Chapter 1 - Christian and Muslim Sources for the Battle of Manzikert: Making Sense of the Professional and Cultural Milieu
pp 1-22

Chapter 2 - Christian and Muslim Sources for the Battle of Manzikert: Making Sense of the “Battle-Piece"
pp 23-62

Chapter 3 - Christian and Muslim Sources for the Battle of Manzikert: Making Sense of Numbers and Local Topography
pp 63-80

Chapter 4 - The Geopolitical and Military Background to the Battle of Manzikert
pp 81-110

Chapter 5 - The Prelude to the Battle of Manzikert
pp 111-132

Chapter 6 - The Battle of Manzikert
pp 133-164

Chapter 7 - The Aftermath of the Battle of Manzikert
pp 165-176

Conclusions
pp 177-192

Select Bibliography
pp 193-198

Index
pp 199-201

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