Bohemond of Taranto: Crusader and Conqueror

218 Pages·2021·39.245 MB·English

by  Georgios Theotokis

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Bohemond of
Taranto
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Bohemond of
Taranto
Crusader and Conqueror
Georgios Theotokis
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To my Brigita –
for ever
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Contents
ListofMaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
ListofPlates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. EarlyLifeandKinDynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. TheNormanInvasionoftheBalkans,1081–83 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3. TheNormanInvasionoftheBalkans,1082–84 . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4. TheInterludePeriod,1085–97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
5. TheCrusader – FromItalytotheCity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
6. TheCrusader – ConqueringAntioch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
7. LordofAntioch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
8. BacktoEurope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Epilogue:DeathandHeritage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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List of Maps
TheareaaroundDyrrachium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
TheAlbanianriversystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ThesouthernBalkans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
TherouteoftheFirstCrusade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
TheMiddleEast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132