Historical records for Roman Empire in 1071, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
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
Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Romanos IV launches a large scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor
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
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Released by Alp Arslan in exchange for a Treaty and the promise of a hefty ransom
Romanuss blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard
Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 2nd term
Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
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