Siege of Larissa (1083)

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The Siege of Larissa (1083) was a key military engagement during the Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire, in which Byzantine forces under Alexios I Komnenos successfully defended the city of Larissa in Thessaly against Norman attackers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement
siege
associatedDynasty Komnenos dynasty
associatedRuler Alexios I Komnenos
chronologicalContext 11th century
combatant Byzantine Empire
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria
commander Alexios I Komnenos
Bohemond I of Antioch
Robert Guiscard
conflictIn Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire
conflictType medieval siege
country Byzantine Empire
describedBy Anna Komnene
describedBySource Alexiad
followedBy decline of Norman campaign in Byzantine territories
follows Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)
Norman advance into Thessaly
hasCause Norman attempt to capture Thessaly
Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire
hasEffect Norman withdrawal from Thessaly
strengthening of Alexios I Komnenos' position
hasParticipant Byzantine Empire
Normans
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
locatedInPresentDay Greece
location Byzantine Empire
Larissa
Thessaly
militaryTheater Balkans
notableCommanderForSide Alexios I Komnenos for Byzantines
Bohemond I for Normans
opponent Byzantine Empire
Norman forces
partOf Byzantine–Norman wars
reign of Alexios I Komnenos
partOfCampaign Norman campaign in Greece
pointInTime 1083
precededBy Norman successes in western Balkans
result Byzantine victory
significantFor defense of Thessaly
stopping Norman advance into central Greece
strategicObjective Norman capture of Larissa
defense of Larissa
usedTactic field operations around a besieged city
relief of a besieged garrison

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart Siege of Larissa (1083)