1116Byzantine Victory over Seljuk Turks at Philomelion

The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.
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🛡️ Athenian Recapture of Byzantium

Athens recaptures Byzantium, thereby putting an end to its revolt against Athens and taking control of the whole Bosporus.
Athenian Recapture of Byzantium (-409)
Ancient greeceMilitary HistoryWarfarePeloponnesian War
GreeceGreeceTurkeyTurkey

🛡️ Byzantine Victory at the Battle of Akroinon

Battle of Akroinon. Byzantines win their first large-scale victory in a pitched battle against the Arabs.
Byzantine Victory at the Battle of Akroinon (740)
Byzantine EmpireArab CaliphateMilitary HistoryBattleMilitary StrategyConflictDefense
TurkeyTurkey

🛡️ Byzantine Victory Over Pechenegs at Levounion

Byzantine Victory Over Pechenegs at Levounion (1091)
Byzantine EmpireBattleMilitary HistoryMedieval Warfare
GreeceGreeceBulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Byzantine Victory over Seljuk Turks at Philomelion

The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.
Byzantine EmpireSeljuk TurksMilitary HistoryMedieval WarfareBattleConflictTerritorial Disputes
TurkeyTurkeyGreeceGreece

⚔️ Byzantine Defeat at the Battle of Myriokephalon

On September 17, The Battle of Myriokephalon (Myriocephalum; Turkish: Miryakefalon Savaşı) is fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phrygia. It is a serious reversal for the Byzantine forces and will be the final, unsuccessful, effort by the Byzantines to recover the interior of Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
Byzantine Defeat at the Battle of Myriokephalon (1176)
Byzantine EmpireSeljuk TurksBattleMilitary HistoryMedieval WarfareDecline
TurkeyTurkey