Siege of Dyrrachium

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Dyrrachium
gptkbp:aftermath increased Norman influence in the Balkans
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Monarch
Norman forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_Guiscard
gptkb:Alexios_I_Komnenos
critical for success
gptkbp:community_impact shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:conflict set precedent for future sieges
gptkbp:consequences weakened Byzantine authority
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired later military strategies
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in art and literature
gptkbp:date 1081
gptkbp:defense Byzantine garrison
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:citadel_of_Dyrrachium
gptkb:city_walls_of_Dyrrachium
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:engine used by Normans
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:has_ability influenced by geography
gptkbp:historical_analysis debated by historians
gptkbp:historical_context varied among scholars
Byzantine decline
gptkbp:historical_debate over causes of defeat
gptkbp:historical_documentation various medieval texts
gptkbp:historical_event notable in medieval history
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Robert_Guiscard
gptkb:Alexios_I_Komnenos
gptkbp:historical_impact on Byzantine military policy
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance early conflict in the Crusades context
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Anna_Komnene's_Alexiad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Dyrrachium
gptkbp:legacy impact on Byzantine military reforms
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dyrrachium
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
combined arms approach
part of larger campaign
siege warfare tactics.
part of the Norman conquest of the Balkans
gptkbp:military_technology catapults
gptkbp:narrative_style accounts vary
gptkbp:notable_allies between Normans and local allies
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Norman_raids_in_Greece
gptkbp:notable_ships from the Normans
gptkbp:outcome Norman victory
gptkbp:primary_source military chronicles
gptkbp:result Byzantine defeat
gptkbp:significance part of the Byzantine-Norman Wars
gptkbp:strategic_importance gptkb:capture_of_Dyrrachium
control of Adriatic Sea
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
encirclement
supply lines
gptkbp:year 1081