4. The Byzantine Naval Forces of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. List of abbreviations vii
5. Map I Southern Italy and Sicily ix
6. Map II The island of Sicily x
7. Map III The southern Balkan peninsula xi
8. Genealogical table: The Norman dukes xii
9. Introduction 1
10. 1. Primary Sources and the Problems of Military History 6
11. 2. Norman Military Institutions in Southern Italy in the Eleventh Century 31
12. 3. The Byzantine Army of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries 58
13. 4. The Byzantine Naval Forces of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries 92
14. 5. The Establishment of the Normans in Southern Italy and Sicily 103
15. 6. Robert Guiscard’s Invasion of Illyria 137
16. 7. The Norman Advances in the Balkans and the End of the Dream 165
17. 8. Bohemond of Taranto and the First Crusade 185
18. 9. The Count’s Campaign of 1107 and the Treaty of Devol 200
19. Conclusions 215
20. List of Byzantine Emperors 223
21. The Hauteville Family 224
22. Glossary 225
23. Bibliography 229
24. Index 249