If there isn't much business to be had, allow me to return to my prayers.'ĭefeat: 'I was charged with her protection, and I have failed her. I am Alexios Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium. If you should come here seeking the great riches that behold my empire, then I shall respond to you with the great strength of my armies and the great fortitude of my cities.' Can you strengthen the bastions of her ancient cities and restore her armies to their former glory? Can you build a civilization to stand the test of time? Great Restorer! Byzantium once more hinges upon the aptitude of your leadership and her faith depends upon your fortitude. Under your appeal to the West, you then convoked what would come to be the Crusades, and initiated a centuries long campaign against the encroaching Muslim armies. However, it was with your adept skill as a military ruler that you were able to pull Byzantium from the brink of destruction, ushering in a restoration of the once fabled Eastern Rome. Glory to the restorer of Rome, Alexios Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium! Ascending to the throne of a dying empire, you were beset from all sides by war facing constant threat from the east by the Turks and from the west by the Normans. His appeals to Western Europe for help against the Turks were also the catalyst that likely contributed to the convoking of the Crusades. Inheriting a collapsing empire and faced with constant warfare during his reign against both the Seljuq Turks in Asia Minor and the Normans in the western Balkans, Alexios was able to halt the Byzantine decline and begin the military, financial, and territorial recovery known as the Komnenian restoration. Although he was not the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during his reign that the Komnenos family came to full power.

Memorable rulers, the Byzantine Empire was also a source of greatĬultural growth along the eastern Mediterranean, its affluence allowingįor grand displays of art, architecture, science, and music.Īlexios I Komnenos, Latinized as Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. That led to the decline of Rome in the west. The primary trade hub in the region, flourishing despite the conflicts Trade routes connecting Europe to Asia, Constantinople grew to become The legendary city of Constantinople, was initially formed as theĮastern seat of power for the mighty Roman Empire. Existing for more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire, centered in

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