Taking into account the immediate strategic context for the Byzantine and Seljuk forces in both 1071 and 1176, which battle was a bigger defeat for Byzantium?
And secondly, which battle was a bigger long-term disaster for the Byzantine Empire? Choosing Manzikert implies that even if Myriokephalon had been a crushing Byzantine victory, the Empire could still not have recovered at any point after 1071; choosing Myriokephalon implies that recovery was possible between 1071 and 1176, but not after the latter date.
And secondly, which battle was a bigger long-term disaster for the Byzantine Empire? Choosing Manzikert implies that even if Myriokephalon had been a crushing Byzantine victory, the Empire could still not have recovered at any point after 1071; choosing Myriokephalon implies that recovery was possible between 1071 and 1176, but not after the latter date.
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