Norman invasion of 1107–1108

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The Norman invasion of 1107–1108 was a failed campaign by Western European Norman forces against the Byzantine Empire, reflecting ongoing power struggles in the eastern Mediterranean during the early 12th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion
military campaign
belligerent Alexios I Komnenos
Bohemond I of Antioch
commandedBy Alexios I Komnenos
Bohemond I of Antioch
conflictDuring reign of Alexios I Komnenos
conflictType siege warfare
conflictWith Byzantine Empire
describedAs failed campaign by Western European Norman forces against the Byzantine Empire
endTime 1108
followed First Crusade
hasCause Bohemond I’s ambitions against Byzantium
Norman–Byzantine rivalry
power struggles in the eastern Mediterranean
hasEffect Treaty of Devol
confirmation of Byzantine authority over Antioch in principle
hasPart Norman campaign in western Balkans
historicalRegion eastern Mediterranean
historicalSignificance illustrated limits of Norman expansion against Byzantium
reflected ongoing power struggles between Latin West and Byzantine East
location Adriatic coast
Byzantine Empire
Dyrrhachium
western Balkans
linked to: Western Balkans
militaryObjective capture of Dyrrhachium
pressure on Byzantine control of the Balkans
notableEvent siege of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108)
opponent Alexios I Komnenos
Bohemond I of Antioch
outcome Byzantine victory
failure of Norman campaign
participant Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Sicily
Normans
partOf Norman–Byzantine conflicts
wider Crusades-era politics
pointInTime early 12th century
precededBy Norman–Byzantine conflict of 1081–1085
relatedConflict siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)
relatedTo Norman Kingdom of Sicily
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily

Principality of Antioch
resultedIn Bohemond I becoming a Byzantine vassal in the Treaty of Devol (nominally)
startTime 1107
strategyUsedByByzantines attrition and blockade

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts hasPart Norman invasion of 1107–1108
Siege of Larissa (1083) conflictIn Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire
linked to: Norman invasion of 1107–1108
Siege of Larissa (1083) hasCause Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire
linked to: Norman invasion of 1107–1108