Crusaders and mercenaries: the west-European soldiers of the Laskarids of Nicaea (1204–1258).

The so-called empire of Nicaea was one of the new political entities that emerged in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. The raison d'être of Nicaea was the recovery of Constantinople and the restoration of the Byzantine Empire. Consequently, the Nicaean rulers were almost constantly involv...

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Publicado en:	Mediterranean Historical Review Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 139 - 154
Autor principal:	Kyriakidis, Savvas
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2014
Materias:	History of Istanbul, Türkiye Mercenary troops Fourth Crusade, 1202-1204 History of military personnel Theodore I Laskaris, Emperor of Nicaea, 1174 or 1175-ca. 1221 Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216 Western European history Byzantine Empire, 1081-1453 Byzantine Empire Thirteenth century History Military history
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Sumario:	The so-called empire of Nicaea was one of the new political entities that emerged in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. The raison d'être of Nicaea was the recovery of Constantinople and the restoration of the Byzantine Empire. Consequently, the Nicaean rulers were almost constantly involved in wars against the Latin empire of Constantinople. Nevertheless, west-European soldiers made up a large part of the Nicaean armies. This article examines the impact of these troops on the military ideology and military organization of Nicaea during the reign of the rulers of the Laskarid dynasty.