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John II Komnenos’ campaign in Cilician Armenia
Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 2021 Abstract The present paper challenges the assertion that John II Komnenos’ first campaign against Cilician Armenia (1137) was directly connected with the conflict between the Byzantines and the Principality of Antioch. The supposed anti-Byzantine alliance between the Armenians and the Crusaders is examined within this context; excerpts ...
Konstantinos Takirtakoglou
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The death of the Byzantine Emperor John II Komnenos (1087–1143)
Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2018 The purpose of this study is to give a brief account of the life of John II Komnenos, his reign and to clarify the events and causes surrounding his death.A thorough search of the literature was undertaken in PubMed and Google Scholar as well as in history books through the internet and in History and Medical University libraries.The death of the king ...
Konstantinos Markatos +3 more
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The naval reform of Emperor John II Komnenos: a re-evaluation
Mediterranean Historical Review, 2016 The eleventh and twelfth centuries have traditionally been interpreted as the era when the Byzantine navy declined, and then was allowed to disappear. Historians often mark the death knell of the Byzantine navy with Emperor John II Komnenos ending the collection of taxes for localized defence fleets.
Maximilian Lau
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John II Komnenos: a historiographical essay
, 2016 John Kinnamos (before 1143-after 1185), who wrote under John’s son, Manuel I, dedicated around a tenth of his Epitome to the reign of John.6 He acknowledges that his account is brief and second hand.7 The largest part of the narrative is an almost breathless concatenation of John’s numerous campaigns.8 Like his father before him, the emperor led ...
Dionysios Stathakopoulos
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John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium
, 2016 Alessandra Bucossi +3 more
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The perception of Westerners in the court of John II Komnenos
Byzantium and the West, 2019 Angeliki Papageorgiou
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Maximilian C. G. Lau. Emperor John II Komnenos: Rebuilding New Rome, 1118–1143.
The American Historical ReviewP. Nogués Bara
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