A Glimpse into the Past

A Glimpse into the Past

Normans

Rhetoric of heroism and Hellenic identity of Imperial troops against the Normans in Southern Italy
Rhetoric of heroism and Hellenic identity of Imperial troops against the Normans in Southern Italy
”..Hector, the bravest of men, fell before the arms of Achilles. Troy was reduced to flames by the Mycenean fury. India knew of the gallantry of Philip. Did not his...
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Guiscard’s bold move, the siege and the battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) against Alexios Komnenos’ Eastern Roman army.
Guiscard’s bold move, the siege and the battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) against Alexios Komnenos’ Eastern Roman army.
In May 1081, the Norman Duke of Italy, Robert Guiscard, crossed the Adriatic Sea and invaded the Byzantine Empire. He had already entrusted the governance of Longobardia to his son...
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Rhetoric of heroism and Hellenic identity of Imperial troops against the Normans in Southern Italy
Rhetoric of heroism and Hellenic identity of Imperial troops against the Normans in Southern Italy
”..Hector, the bravest of men, fell before the arms of Achilles. Troy was reduced to flames by the Mycenean fury. India knew of the gallantry of Philip. Did not his...
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Guiscard’s bold move, the siege and the battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) against Alexios Komnenos’ Eastern Roman army.
Guiscard’s bold move, the siege and the battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) against Alexios Komnenos’ Eastern Roman army.
In May 1081, the Norman Duke of Italy, Robert Guiscard, crossed the Adriatic Sea and invaded the Byzantine Empire. He had already entrusted the governance of Longobardia to his son...
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