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 (https://youtu.be/JkyYjpYLORI) 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 - https://youtu.be/JkyYjpYLORI
Rise of Bulgaria - Battle of Tryavna 1190 - https://youtu.be/3Vp_IENiSnA
Sack of Constantinople 1204 - https://youtu.be/IpHbbq0O7Wo
Battle of Adrianople 1205 - https://youtu.be/lNkLry6NyUo
Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 - https://youtu.be/UiKngdrDiaM
How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259: https://youtu.be/o3KJdBXY16A
What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople - https://youtu.be/u7_ewGVo65k
Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors - https://youtu.be/PRr44d-3gsg
Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine Wars - https://youtu.be/ZGo5ck2EEHg
Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 - https://youtu.be/lUlgYAmwzc4
Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byzantine Wars - https://youtu.be/n4BtmRMwYmw
Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars
Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - https://youtu.be/PTcV-xegA0c
Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa - https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ
Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer - https://youtu.be/lIuNd9KulZM
Creation of the Medieval Roman Army - https://youtu.be/hFVpbJhawqk
Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern Roman Empire - https://youtu.be/5GafRHOEEzc
Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman Army - https://youtu.be/nezpRl9VkcU
Medieval Battles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2cEIDZwG5M&list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW

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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 (https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiR & https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine.

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