Komnene Dynasty

The history of the Byzantine Empire's last great epoch, and the family that ruled it before the conquest of Constantinople. The 128-year dynasty of the Komneni, from 1057 to 1185, was the last great epoch of Byzantium, when the empire had to fend off Turkish and Norman foes simultaneously. Starting with the extremely able Alexios I, and unable now to count on help from the West, the Komneni play...