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Siege of Antioch

Siege of Antioch was a siege conducted in 1137 at Antioch, in what is now Turkey; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Antioch. It was part of the Byzantine–Norman Wars, which ran from 1039 to 1189. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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Fought1137ran into the following year
WhereAntioch, Turkey36.200N, 36.150E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstPrincipality of Antioch
Part ofByzantine–Norman Wars1039 to 1189

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Norman Wars

Siege of Bari, 1068Battle of the Zompe Bridge, 1074Battle of Dyrrhachium, 1081Battle of Larissa, 1083Siege of Dyrrhachium, 1107Siege of Antioch, 1137Battle of Brindisi, 1156Sack of Thessalonica, 1185Battle of Demetritzes, 118510681185Siege of Antioch, 1137
9 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Norman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1137 (year precision)
to 1138
PlaceAntioch, Turkey
36.200N, 36.150E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • John II Komnenos
  • John Axouch
  • Alexios Komnenos (co-emperor)
  • Manuel I Komnenos
  • Andronikos Komnenos (son of John II)
  • Raymond of Poitiers
  • Ralph of Domfront
  • William of Tyre
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Placed at Antioch; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1137

Siege of Antioch is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141362395, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Antioch (1137–1138), revision 1378709033, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.