Battle of Caesarea
Battle of Caesarea | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine-Seljuk wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire | Seljuk Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Romanos IV |
Alp Arslan Afshin Beg[2] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
The Battle of Caesarea occurred in 1067 when the Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan attacked Caesarea. Caesarea was sacked and its Cathedral of St. Basil desecrated.[3] Following Caesarea, the Seljuk Turks made another attempt invading Anatolia, with an assault on Iconium in 1069. This provoked Romanos IV Diogenes' second campaign.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jeffreys, Haldon & Cormack 2008, p. 273.
- ^ Nicolle 2013, p. 16.
- ^ Harris 2014, p. 39.
- ^ Lock 2006, p. 15.
Sources[]
- Harris, Jonathan (2014). Byzantium and the Crusades (2 ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1780938318.
- Jeffreys, Elizabeth; Haldon, John F.; Cormack, Robin, eds. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199252466.
- Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 978-1135131371.
- Nicolle, David (2013). Hook, Christa (ed.). Manzikert 1071: The breaking of Byzantium. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1780965031.
Categories:
- Battles of the Byzantine–Seljuk wars
- 1060s in the Byzantine Empire
- Battles in medieval Anatolia
- Conflicts in 1067
- 1067 in Asia
- 11th century in the Seljuk Empire