siege, medieval
Siege of Dyrrhachium
Siege of Dyrrhachium was a siege conducted in October 1107 at Durrës, in what is now Albania; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Byzantine–Norman Wars, which ran from 1039 to 1189. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.
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Where it sits in the Byzantine–Norman Wars
Record
| Date | October 1107 (month precision) to August 1108 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Durrës, Albania 41.324N, 19.456E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Dyrrhachium 1018, 0.2 km NW
- Battle of Dyrrhachium 48 BC, 1.0 km SW
- Battle of Dyrrhachium 1081, 4.6 km SE
- Battle of Durazzo 1915, 11 km SW
- Battle of Durazzo 1918, 13 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 48 BC and 1107.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Larissa June 1083
- After: Siege of Antioch 1137
- All 9 engagements of Byzantine–Norman Wars
Elsewhere in 1107
- Battle of Mosul Iraq
Siege of Dyrrhachium is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 53 in present-day Albania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q56733525, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108), revision 1370740937, 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.