Battle of Caesarea
| Battle of Caesarea | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Seljuk wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Byzantine Empire |
Seljuk Turks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Romanos IV |
Alp Arslan Afshin Bey[2] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Caesarea occurred in 1067 when the Seljuk Turks under
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.