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The Battle of Dyrrhachium took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118), and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria.
1081 ( MLXXXI ) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1081st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 81st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 11th century, and the 2nd year of the 1080s decade.
The 11th century is the period from 1001 (represented by the Roman numerals MI) through 1100 (MC) in accordance with the Julian calendar, and the 1st century of the 2nd millennium. In the history of Europe, this period is considered the early part of the High Middle Ages.
The Byzantine Empire was ruled by emperors of the Komnenos dynasty for a period of 104 years, from 1081 to about 1185. The Komnenian (also spelled Comnenian) period comprises the reigns of five emperors, Alexios I, John II, Manuel I, Alexios II and Andronikos I.
The Battle of Dyrrhachium took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118), and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria.
- October 18, 1081
- Norman victory
- Dyrrhachium
Alexius I Comnenus, (born 1048, Constantinople—died Aug. 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118). An experienced military leader, he seized the Byzantine throne in 1081, driving back the invading Norman s and Turks and founding the Comnenian dynasty.
One of the most important battles of the eleventh century took place on October 18, 1081 at Dyrrhachium (present-day Durrës in Albania). Here Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria and his Norman forces defeated Emperor Alexios I Comnenus and the Byzantine Empire.
