Exile of Romanus IV
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection. Brought back to Constantinople, Romanos is blinded (June 29, 1072) and sent into exile to the island of Proti
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1071 in Roman Empire
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Historical records for Roman Empire in 1071
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June
August
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures
Battle of Manzikert
The Armenian general Basilaces was sent out with some cavalry, as Romanos did not believe this was Arslans full army; the cavalry was destroyed and Basilaces taken prisoner. Romanos draws up his troops into formation and sends the left wing out under Bryennios, who was almost surrounded by the Turks and is forced to retreat once more
Battle of Manzikert
Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive
Arrest of Romanus IV
Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV
Battle of Manzikert
The Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper Battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios, the right wing under Theodore Alyates, and the centre under the Emperor
Battle of Manzikert
The Byzantine army gathers itself into a battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions with the left wing under Bryennios the right wing under Theodore Alyates and the centre under the Emperor
Battle of Manzikert
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert and the capture of the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes undermines Byzantine control Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Battle of Manzikert
Doukas escapes from the Battle of Manzikert and marches back to Constantinople where he leads a coup against Romanos and proclaimed Michael VII as basileus
Battle of Manzikert
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Battle of Manzikert
The fallout from Manzikert was disastrous for the Byzantines, resulting in civil conflicts and an economic crisis that severely weakened the Byzantine Empire's ability to adequately defend its borders
Siege of Manzikert
Romanos IV launches a large scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert
October
Coronation
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
Succession
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
Succession
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
Other events (month unknown)
Abdication
The Caesar John Doukas and Michael Psellos relegated Eudokia to a monastery and easily prevailed upon Michael VII to declare Romanos IV deposed. Attacked and defeated by Constantine and Andronikos Doukas, the sons of the Caesar John Doukas
Abdication
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Arrest of Romanus IV
Released by Alp Arslan in exchange for a Treaty and the promise of a hefty ransom
Death of Romanus IV
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection
Rule of Bari
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Rule of Italy
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Siege of Bari
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Siege of Cilicia
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 2nd term
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
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