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
Date 1067 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.