The Failed Experience: Why Did Manuel Komnenos Lose the Battle at Myriokephalon?
On the 17th of September, 1176, a huge Byzantine army entered a defile some 40 km east of modern Konya. The Byzantine chronicles call it Myriokephalon
The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade
The Byzantines and Saladin, 1185-1192: Opponents of the Third Crusade Brand, Charles M. Speculum, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr., 1962) Abstract On the eve…
The “Wild Beast from the West”: Immediate Literary Reactions in Byzantium to the Second Crusade
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Manuel I Komnenos and Michael Glycas: A Twelfth-Century Defense and Refutation of Astrology
Manuel I Komnenos and Michael Glycas: A Twelfth-Century Defense and Refutation ofAstrology George, Demetra Culture and Cosmos, Vol. 5 no 1 (2001) Abstract Manuel Komnenos…