This is an addendum episode. I realized that in the course of narrating some pretty exciting and fast-paced events in 1081, I regretfully felt that there were a few crucial explanations I failed to fully explain. These are very important to understand the entire context, and I felt it necessary to fill in the gaps before moving forward. But this is the process of understanding history, isn’t it? If you get something wrong or fail to include something, it’s better to take the time and fix the oversight rather than ignore it. Thanks for understanding, everyone. Studying history isn’t as linear and simple as those textbooks make it out to be, is it?

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Emperor Alexios I Komnenos is on the run, blood dripping from a fresh wound to his cheek. Does he escape to safety? Or is he captured? What exactly occurred in the immediate aftermath of the epic Battle of Durazzo in 1081?

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Alexios Komnenos versus Robert Guiscard in a clash for the ages: The Battle of Durazzo. Is Guiscard’s invasion of Eastern Rome even feasible? Without Durazzo, it’s not. Durazzo is a must-win situation for both sides.

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Spring, summer and fall of 1081 — There is so much happening on both sides of the Adriatic during this time period. On this episode, we will keep up to date on it all. You won’t want to miss it!

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Norman versus Eastern Roman. Robert Guiscard versus Alexios Komnenos. The war begins, but Guiscard gets an unexpected surprise before the Battle of Durazzo.

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What were the reasons — besides the flimsy “deposed emperor turned up randomly in my court 600 miles away to ask for help in getting his throne back” — for Robert Guiscard’s invasion of the Balkans and attempt on the crown of Eastern Rome? Beyond that, what was the first step in that invasion and why?

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Schemes, preparations, and solidifications…oh my! Here is another chapter in our tale of a pope and his vassals, which, after a three-episode peek into Eastern Roman history, will directly set up something huge that’s about to happen. We’re turning another corner here as the narratives begin to take a wider view of European politics, but keep an eye on Duke Robert, the Old Fox, as he prepares for his most ambitious conquest to date!

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On this episode, Alexios Komnenos storms Constantinople in a bid to take the crown of Eastern Rome for himself.

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Patreon Series 4: The Book of AlexiosBackground for this series can be found between episodes 104 and 106.

This series fits between public episodes 119 and 133.

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