Course of the Crusades
Jun 20, 2019
2 minutes
1071
BATTLE OF MANZIKERT 1071
Romanus IV Diogenes is routed by the Turkish forces united under Sultan Alp Arslan (left). The Byzantines are routed and the emperor captured.
POPE RECEIVES DELEGATION FROM ALEXIOS I 1089
Alexios I sends a delegation to Pope Urban II asking for mercenaries to help with the protection of Constantinople, a standard request.
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