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Byzantine–Sicilian War (1147)
In 1147 Byzantine emperor Manuel I counterattacked King Roger II of Sicily's expansion in the Balkans and Greece, recovering lost ground in a key mid…
Timeline
- 1147Corfu and western Greece · Ionian IslandsRoger II had already seized strategic positions such as Corfu; the Sicilian fleet and garrisons threatened Byzantine control of Greece and the Aegean, provoking a strong reaction from Constantinople.
- 1147Balkan Peninsula · BalkansManuel I personally led the army overland, coordinating with the fleet to recover positions held by Sicily and strike at its power in Greece.
- 1147Aegean Sea and Greek coast · Aegean SeaThe Byzantine counteroffensive achieved a phase of victory, and Sicilian forces were forced to withdraw from several occupied areas, though the structural rivalry between the two in the Mediterranean was not ended.
Sources
- The Normans in the Mediterranean World — John Julius Norwich (1992)
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)