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... Anatolia . The civil aristocracy of Constantinople yielded with bad grace . After four years of civil war , the military lords triumphed with the accession of Alexius I Comnenus , the greatest soldier and statesman to hold the throne ...
... Anatolia . The civil aristocracy of Constantinople yielded with bad grace . After four years of civil war , the military lords triumphed with the accession of Alexius I Comnenus , the greatest soldier and statesman to hold the throne ...
Page 396
... Anatolia , which had meanwhile thrown the East into confusion , was of great benefit to Nicaea , for it weakened the Seljuq sultanate and isolated the rival empire of Trebizond . John Vatatzes might well have crowned his achievements by ...
... Anatolia , which had meanwhile thrown the East into confusion , was of great benefit to Nicaea , for it weakened the Seljuq sultanate and isolated the rival empire of Trebizond . John Vatatzes might well have crowned his achievements by ...
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... Anatolia were withdrawn to Europe or neglected , and bands of Turkish raiders , driven westward by the upheaval of the Mongol invasion , began to penetrate into Byzantine territory . Like the Seljuqs in the 11th century , the new ...
... Anatolia were withdrawn to Europe or neglected , and bands of Turkish raiders , driven westward by the upheaval of the Mongol invasion , began to penetrate into Byzantine territory . Like the Seljuqs in the 11th century , the new ...
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