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| Abdication of Romanus IV Romanus IV |  |
| Cilicia Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery |
| Attacked and defeated by Constantine and Andronikos Doukas , the sons of the Caesar John Doukas |
| The Caesar John Doukas and Michael Psellos relegated Eudokia to a monastery and easily prevailed upon Michael VII to declare Romanos IV deposed |
| Arrest of Romanus IV Romanus IV | |
| Manzikert Released by Alp Arslan in exchange for a treaty and the promise of a hefty ransom |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV |
| Battle of Manzikert Alyates, Theodore | |
| 26th Aug Manzikert the Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios , the right wing under Theodore Alyates , and the centre under the Emperor |
| Battle of Manzikert Bryennios | |
| 26th Aug Manzikert the Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios , the right wing under Theodore Alyates , and the centre under the Emperor |
| Battle of Manzikert Ducas, Andronicus | |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Andronicus Ducas leads the reserve forces in the rear |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Retreats Byzantine troops prior to battle & contributes to the victory of Seljuk Turks |
| 26th Aug Manzikert With the Seljuks avoiding battle, Romanos is forced to order a withdrawal by the time night fell, the right wing misunderstood the order, and Doukas , as an enemy of Romanos, deliberately ignored the emperor marches to the camp outside Manzikert |
| Battle of Manzikert Romanus IV | |
| 23rd Aug Manzikert Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures |
| 24th Aug Manzikert Romanos draws up his troops into formation and sends the left wing out under Bryennios , who was almost surrounded by the Turks and is forced to retreat once more |
| 24th Aug Manzikert The Armenian general Basilaces was sent out with some cavalry, as Romanos did not believe this was Arslan's full army; the cavalry was destroyed and Basilaces taken prisoner |
| 25th Aug Manzikert Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV |
| 26th Aug Manzikert the Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios , the right wing under Theodore Alyates , and the centre under the Emperor |
| 26th Aug Manzikert The remnants of the Byzantine centre, including the Emperor and the Varangian Guard, are encircled by the Seljuks, Romanus is injured, and taken prisoner when the Seljuks discover him |
| 26th Aug Manzikert With the Seljuks avoiding battle, Romanos is forced to order a withdrawal by the time night fell, the right wing misunderstood the order, and Doukas , as an enemy of Romanos, deliberately ignored the emperor marches to the camp outside Manzikert |
| Coronation of Michael VII Michael VII | |
| 24th Oct After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor |
| Death of Romanus IV Romanus IV | |
| Prote Romanus's blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection |
| Exile of Romanus IV Romanus IV | |
| 29th June Prote Brought back to Constantinople, Romanos is blinded (June 29, 1072) and sent into exile to the island of Proti |
| 29th June Prote Romanus's blinding is carried out so brutally that he soon died because of the injury and subsequent infection |
| Rule of Bari Michael VII | |
| Bari The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard |
| Rule of Italy Michael VII | |
| The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard |
| Siege of Bari Michael VII | |
| Bari The Byzantines lose Bari, their last possession in Italy, to the Normans of Robert Guiscard |
| Siege of Cilicia Romanus IV | |
| Cilicia Besieged by Andronikos Doukas in a fortress in Cilicia, Romanos surrendered after promising to resign his claims to the throne and enter a monastery |
| Siege of Manzikert Romanus IV | |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Romanos IV prepared a large-scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert. Although his forces were numerous, they were not equally well-trained and contained various mercenary units |
| Succession of Eudocia Eudocia | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 2nd term |
| Succession of Michael VII Eudokia | |
| 24th Oct After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor |
| Succession of Michael VII Michael VII | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire |
| 24th Oct After the dispatch of Eudokia to a monastery, Michael VII is crowned again as senior Emperor |
