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  • Byzantine Soldier vs Seljuk Warrior: Manzikert to Myriokephalon, 1071?1176

    Byzantine Soldier vs Seljuk Warrior by Sheppard, Si;

    Manzikert to Myriokephalon, 1071?1176

    Series: Combat; 84;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
    • Date of Publication 26 February 2026
    • Number of Volumes Paperback

    • ISBN 9781472864987
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages80 pages
    • Size 248x184 mm
    • Language English
    • Illustrations Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.
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    Short description:

    This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries.

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    Long description:

    This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries.

    The Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in one of history's pivotal battles resulted in the victorious Seljuk Turks pushing west to the Bosporus. Byzantine appeals for aid sparked the First Crusade, as the Byzantines and Seljuks continued to fight their own private war for control of the Anatolian peninsula (present-day Turkey).

    In this account, Si Sheppard examines the fighting men on both sides of this critical struggle, as the Byzantine armies stabilized their Empire's eastern frontier, reclaiming control over the coastline, while the Seljuk forces tightened their grip in its interior. Placing the two sides' struggle in the wider political and military context, he shows how this war of raid and counter-raid periodically flared up into full scale military commitments by both sides; the outcome of this stand-off hung in the balance, hinging on one wrong move, one decisive victory.

    Incorporating carefully chosen photographs, specially drawn maps and vivid original artwork, this book also analyses the battles of Manzikert (1071), Philomelion (1116) and Myriokephalon (1176), three decisive encounters that determined not just the ultimate fate of the Anatolian peninsula, but the Levant to its east and Balkans to its west for centuries to come.

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    Table of Contents:

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    Introduction
    The Opposing Sides
    Manzikert, 26 August 1071
    Philomelion, Autumn 1116
    Myriokephalon, 17 September 1176
    Analysis
    Aftermath
    Bibliography
    Index

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