BYZANTSKÁ RÍŠA A ANTIOCHIJSKÉ KNIEŽATSTVO ZA VLÁDY JÁNA II. KOMNENA (1118 – 1143)

• Authors: Martin Konečný

Title variants

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Byzantium and the principality of Antioch in the reign of John II. Komnenos (1118 – 1143)

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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This contribution is about the eastern policy of the famous Byzantine emperor, John II. Komnenos (1118 – 1143) and his relations with crusaders in the Near East. In the first part the author briefly describes the political situation in the Near East in the 11th century after the accession of the Emperor Alexios Komnenos in 1081 and the development of the city of Antioch. Antioch was one of the most important cities for the Byzantines and to acquire it was a major goal for the Emperor Alexios and his son John II. The main part of this article chronologically describes two campaigns of John II. to Antioch and their results. The sudden death of the Emperor in Cilicia (1143) put a stop to the Byzantine offensive and saved Antioch from occupation.

Keywords

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BYZANTIUM; JOHN II. KOMNENOS; NEAR EAST; ANTIOCH

• Publisher: Institute of Historical Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Historický časopis (Historical Journal)
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 207 – 225

Contributors

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Martin Konečný

• Inštitút histórie Filozofickej fakulty Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove, Ul. 17. novembra č. 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovak Republic