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An exploration of the Byzantine Empire (330-1461), both through historical posts and by means of historically-informed role-play. |
The Emperors
(16 threads, 334 posts)
 The Comneni (1081-1185 C.E.)
Historical Thread
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The House of Comneni stabilized and partially restored the Empire's position in Anatolia after the disastrous defeat by the Turks at Manzikert in 1071. In the end, however, Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) overextended the Empire, and his charismatic but vengeful cousin and successor Andronicus I Comnenus (1182-85) started the Empire on the disastrous course that ended with the arrival of the Fourth Crusade. A collateral branch of the Comneni family managed to re-establish itself along the southeastern shores of the Black Sea, however, where the Empire of Trebizond (1205-1461) outlasted even Constantinople itself.
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Further Readings (* Basileos Nestor, Jun 6, 2008 - 20:52 ) Thanks for the help (* Stephanos Cylon, Jun 6, 2008 - 11:27 ) Further Sources of Reading (* Basileos Nestor, Jun 5, 2008 - 22:21 ) Research Help (* Stephanos Cylon, Jun 5, 2008 - 15:20 ) The Historical Accuracy of Andronicus's "Memoirs" (* Aurelian Junius, Oct 8, 2007 - 21:58 ) nice! (* Ionnes Laskaris Ictinus, Oct 8, 2007 - 19:50 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (VII): The Massacre of the Latins (April 1182 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Oct 6, 2007 - 20:29 ) Wow! (* Caeser Augustus, Sep 2, 2007 - 09:35 ) AIMA...Blood... (* Basileos Nestor, Sep 1, 2007 - 21:38 ) AIMA (* Caeser Augustus, Sep 1, 2007 - 13:46 ) Information on John II Comnenus (* Aurelian Junius, Aug 19, 2007 - 22:42 ) Wow! (* Caeser Augustus, Aug 16, 2007 - 14:38 ) Any Info? (* Caeser Augustus, Aug 13, 2007 - 16:07 ) Memoirs of Andronicus Comnenus (VI): The Path to Power (1180 - 1182 C.E.) (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 26, 2007 - 23:01 ) Excellent (* Masis Valerius, Feb 12, 2007 - 08:13 ) Nicetas Choniates on the Protosebastos Alexius (* Aurelian Junius, Jan 4, 2007 - 21:56 ) Andronicus Marches on Constantinople (Fall 1181 - Spring 1182) (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 21, 2006 - 22:44 ) Andronicus Comnenus Issues a Warning (June 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 14, 2006 - 21:36 ) Maria Porphyrogenita Appeals to a Possible Ally (May 16, 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 13, 2006 - 21:06 ) Crisis in Constantinople (3): The Economist Reports (May 9, 1181) (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 13, 2006 - 21:02 )| 20 more |
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