Second Norman invasion of the Balkans

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The Second Norman invasion of the Balkans was a late 11th-century military campaign in which Norman forces from southern Italy attacked and temporarily captured key Byzantine territories in the western Balkans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion
military campaign
attacker Norman forces from southern Italy
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Norman forces from southern Italy
cause Norman ambitions in Byzantine-held territories
Norman expansion from southern Italy
chronologicalOrder second major Norman invasion of the Balkans
conflictSide Latin Christian power vs Eastern Roman (Byzantine) power
conflictType Norman–Byzantine conflict
consequence intensification of Norman–Byzantine rivalry
temporary disruption of Byzantine control in parts of the western Balkans
describedAs Norman campaign against Byzantine possessions in the western Balkans
follows First Norman invasion of the Balkans
geopoliticalContext struggle for control of the Adriatic and western Balkans
historicalEra High Middle Ages
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
involvedPower Byzantine Empire
Norman Kingdom of southern Italy
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily
location Balkans
Byzantine territories in the western Balkans
western Balkans
militaryAction attack on Byzantine-held cities in the western Balkans
militaryTheater Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
objective to attack Byzantine territories in the western Balkans
to capture key Byzantine strongholds in the western Balkans
opponent Byzantine Empire
outcome eventual Byzantine recovery of lost territories
participant Byzantine Empire
Normans
partOf Norman–Byzantine wars
region southern Europe
relatedTo Byzantine–Norman wars
Norman conquest of southern Italy
result temporary Norman occupation of key Byzantine territories in the western Balkans
startTime late 11th century
status historical event
temporalContext late 11th century

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Battle of Dyrrhachium hasCasusBelli Norman invasion of Byzantine Illyria
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Battle of Dyrrhachium partOf Norman invasion of the Balkans
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081) hasCause Norman invasion of the Balkans
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Battle of Corfu (1084) follows Norman invasion of the Balkans
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Siege of Larissa (1083) partOfCampaign Norman campaign in Greece
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Second Norman invasion of the Balkans follows First Norman invasion of the Balkans
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Norman invasion of 1107–1108 hasPart Norman campaign in western Balkans
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans
Norman invasion of 1185–1186 hasPart Norman invasion of the Balkans
linked to: Second Norman invasion of the Balkans