Battle for the Balkans: Sirmium 1167
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🚩 The mid-12th century Balkans stood at the crossroads, as empires locked in a contest for supremacy over the region. The Byzantine Empire, revitalized under Manuel I Komnenos, sought to push west, while the Kingdom of Hungary, confident and expanding, pushed boldly southward. Rivalry over cities, rivers, and trade routes ignited a struggle that neither power could afford to lose. Diplomacy faltered, alliances shifted, and armies gathered on contested soil. The fate of the region would be decided in Sirmium.
📢 Narrated by David McCallion
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📚 Sources:
The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180 – Paul Magdalino (1993)
The development of the Komnenian army – John W. Birkenmeier (2002)
Deeds of John and Manuel Komnenos – John Kinnamos (12th century)
O City of Byzantium: Annals of Niketas Choniates – Niketas Choniates (12th century)
The Early Medieval Balkans – John Van Antwerp Fine, Jr. (1983)
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Ah, the Omen was wrong!
Excellent work, as always!
Hard to fathom, that just 20 years later, roman power collapse forever.
Manuel's empire after the battle was "more secure" than at any time since Justinian? Uh, no, Basil II claims that mantle, both since Justinian and any time thereafter.
thought it was gonna devolve into nothing but two armies fistfighting at the end. Lol
Why wouldn't you move your horse archers around the sides when the contact line begins contact and shoot from behind the enemies line?
Your writer certainly tries to give us a notion of the feelings involved, and the narrator is perfect.
What an unification would have been between Eastern Roman Empire and Kingdom of Hungary! Great narrating!
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Hey history Marche I was wondering but could you do a series on the Balkan campaigns of Byzantine emperor Maurice. And the campaigns were fought from 582 to 602 and there are 5 strategic goals of the campaigns.
The first goal was to defend and secure the Danube frontier which was the Byzantines main line of defense against various nomadic groups.
The second goal was to defeat or subdue the Avars who posed a greater threat to the Byzantines.
The third goal was to stop incursions by the south Slavs who often raided deep into Byzantine territory reaching as far as Greece.
The 4th goal was to restore order in the provinces and also resettle the provinces as after many years of raids many of the provinces were depopulated and emperor Maurice planned to pacify the border and resettle the region with new populations, possibly including Armenian peasants, to re-establish stable Roman rule. The last goal was to reinforce the military, improve the military’s morale and discipline. However all that Maurice worked on during the campaigns would be undone as. The collapse of the authority Maurice had painstakingly built is seen as one of the most critical moments in Byzantine history, contributing to the Empire's struggles in the 7th century.