First Crusade - Rise of Alexios Komnenos - Medieval DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary series on the First Crusade continued with the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert of 1071 (   • First Crusade: Battle of Manzikert 1071 DO...  ) where the Eastern Roman Empire's army led by Romanos was defeated by the Seljuk army of Alp Arslan. We will cover a number of Byzantine civil wars, and the battles of Zombos Bridge and Kalavrye, which led to the rise of Alexios I and his Komnenos dynasty.

Previous videos on the Crusades, Bulgaria, and the Byzantine Empire:
Battle of Manzikert 1071 -    • First Crusade: Battle of Manzikert 1071 DO...  
Rise of Bulgaria - Battle of Tryavna 1190 -    • Rise of Bulgaria - Events leading to the S...  
Sack of Constantinople 1204 -    • Sack of Constantinople 1204 - Fourth Crusa...  
Battle of Adrianople 1205 -    • Battle of Adrianople 1205 - Fourth Crusade...  
Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 -    • Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 - Medieval Game...  
How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259:    • How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pel...  
What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople -    • What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinopl...  
Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors -    • Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzan...  
Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine Wars -    • Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine W...  
Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 -    • Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of ...  
Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byzantine Wars -    • Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byz...  
Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars
Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars -    • Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian War...  
Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa -    • Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Ja...  
Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer -    • Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer  
Creation of the Medieval Roman Army -    • Creation of the Medieval Roman Army  
Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern Roman Empire -    • Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern R...  
Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman Army -    • Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman ...  
Medieval Battles -    • Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarmouk, ...  

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The video was made by Martin Stamatov, while the script was researched and written by Georgi Kolev. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (   / @offydgg   & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s.... The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine.

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