Alex uses Melissenos as the centerpiece to …
Years: 1083 - 1083
Alex uses Melissenos as the centerpiece to a ruse at Larissa, in Thessaly.
The emperor gives him the imperial insignia and a detachment of the army, which Bohemond proceeds to attack in the belief that this is the main imperial force, since the emperor is present with it.
While the Normans pursue Melissenos's men, Alexios with the main army takes and loots the Norman camp, forcing Bohemond to lift the siege and withdraw.
Many of his dispirited, homesick men, demoralized by the huge rewards that Alexios offers deserters, fall away.
Bohemond goes to Italy to raise more money but his principal lieutenants surrender almost as soon as he has departed.
Locations
People
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Nikephoros Melissenos
- Pope Gregory VII
- Robert Guiscard
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Hellas, Theme of
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Peloponnese (theme)
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
Topics
- Investiture Controversy
- Holy Roman Empire-Papacy War of 1081-84
- Norman invasion of the Balkans, First
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Subjects
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Years: 1083 - 1083
Locations
People
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Nikephoros Melissenos
- Pope Gregory VII
- Robert Guiscard
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Hellas, Theme of
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Peloponnese (theme)
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
Topics
- Investiture Controversy
- Holy Roman Empire-Papacy War of 1081-84
- Norman invasion of the Balkans, First
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions