Battle of Caesarea

The Battle of Caesarea occurred in 1067 when the Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan attacked Caesarea. Caesarea was sacked and its Cathedral of St. Basil desecrated.[3] Following Caesarea, the Seljuk Turks made another attempt invading Anatolia, with an assault on Iconium in 1069. This provoked Romanos IV Diogenes' second campaign.[4]

Battle of Caesarea
Part of the Byzantine-Seljuk wars
Date1067
Location
Caesarea
Result

Seljuk victory

  • Caesarea sacked[1]
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire Seljuk Turks
Commanders and leaders
Romanos IV Alp Arslan
Afshin Bey[2]
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

References
  1. Jeffreys, Haldon & Cormack 2008, p. 273.
  2. Nicolle 2013, p. 16.
  3. Harris 2014, p. 39.
  4. Lock 2006, p. 15.

Sources
  • Harris, Jonathan (2014). Byzantium and the Crusades (2 ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1780938318.
  • Jeffreys, Elizabeth; Haldon, John F.; Cormack, Robin, eds. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199252466.
  • Lock, Peter (2006). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Routledge. ISBN 978-1135131371.
  • Nicolle, David (2013). Hook, Christa (ed.). Manzikert 1071: The breaking of Byzantium. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1780965031.

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