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 NERFINISHED
associatedRuler Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext 11th century
combatant Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Duchy of Apulia and Calabria NERFINISHED
commander Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED
Bohemond I of Antioch NERFINISHED
Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED
conflictIn Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
conflictType medieval siege
country Byzantine Empire
describedBy Anna Komnene NERFINISHED
describedBySource Alexiad NERFINISHED
followedBy decline of Norman campaign in Byzantine territories
follows Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) NERFINISHED
Norman advance into Thessaly
hasCause Norman attempt to capture Thessaly
Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
hasEffect Norman withdrawal from Thessaly
strengthening of Alexios I Komnenos' position
hasParticipant Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Normans NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Greece NERFINISHED
location Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Larissa NERFINISHED
Thessaly NERFINISHED
militaryTheater Balkans NERFINISHED
notableCommanderForSide Alexios I Komnenos for Byzantines
Bohemond I for Normans
opponent Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED
Norman forces
partOf Byzantine–Norman wars NERFINISHED
reign of Alexios I Komnenos
partOfCampaign Norman campaign in Greece NERFINISHED
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)