About this episode

This episode discusses the Byzantine emperor Romanus Diogenes' military campaign against Turkish raids leading to the pivotal battle at Manzikert.

In the years from 1068 to 1071, the Byzantine emperor Romanus Diogenes tried but failed to stem the Turkish raids into Anatolia. Finally, he decided to lead his army far into the east, to stem the raids at their point of origin, near the fortress of Manzikert. There he would fight a battle that would change history. Support the show For a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com

People in this episode

Host: Nick Holmes

Topics covered

• Byzantine Empire
• Turkish raids
• Manzikert
• Crusades
• military history

Keywords

• Byzantine Empire
• Romanus Diogenes
• Manzikert
• Turkish raids
• First Crusade
• military history
• Anatolia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Byzantine

Places: Anatolia, Manzikert

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