Norman–Byzantine conflicts

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The Norman–Byzantine conflicts were a series of 11th–12th century military confrontations in which Norman adventurers and rulers, particularly from southern Italy, challenged and encroached upon the territories and authority of the Byzantine Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine–Norman war
medieval war
military conflict
cause Byzantine attempts to retain control of southern Italian territories
Norman ambitions in the Balkans
Norman expansion in southern Italy
chronology followedBy','object':'increased Latin influence in the eastern Mediterranean
preceded by Byzantine control of southern Italy
conflictType series of wars
endTime 12th century
hasPart Battle of Corfu (1084)
Battle of Demetritzes (1185)
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108 campaign)
First Norman invasion of the Balkans
Norman conquest of Sicily
Norman conquest of southern Italy
Norman invasion of 1081–1085
linked to: Norman expansion

Norman invasion of 1107–1108
Norman invasion of 1185–1186
Robert Guiscard’s Balkan campaigns
Sack of Thessalonica (1185)
Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)
Siege of Larissa (1083)
location Adriatic Sea region
linked to: Adriatic Sea

Balkans
Epirus
Illyria
linked to: Illyricum

Sicily
Southern Italy
mainParticipants Byzantine Empire
Normans
notableCommander Alexios I Komnenos
Andronikos I Komnenos
Bohemond I of Antioch
John II Komnenos
Manuel I Komnenos
Robert Guiscard
Roger I of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
opponent Byzantine Empire
County of Sicily
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
Kingdom of Sicily
result loss of Byzantine territories in southern Italy
rise of Norman power in the central Mediterranean
weakening of Byzantine influence in the Adriatic
startTime 11th century

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Bohemond I of Antioch conflict Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Komnenos dynasty significantEvent Byzantine–Norman wars
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Duke of Apulia and Calabria associatedWith Byzantine-Norman conflicts in Italy
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart First Norman invasion of the Balkans
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Anna Komnene's Alexiad historicalEventCovered Norman invasions of the Byzantine Empire
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Byzantine–Latin conflicts significantEvent Byzantine–Norman wars
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Komnenian restoration significantEvent Norman invasions of the Balkans
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Count of Apulia historicalContext Byzantine–Norman conflicts in Italy
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts
Battle of Dyrrhachium partOf Byzantine–Norman wars
linked to: Norman–Byzantine conflicts