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Alexius I

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[uh-lek-see-uhs] / əˈlɛk si əs /

noun

  1. Alexius Comnenus, 1048–1118, emperor of the Byzantine Empire 1081–1118.


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This humane clause was not new in Byzantine commercial treaties, for it is contained in the earliest treaty concluded by Alexius I with the Pisans.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The emperor Alexius I had concluded a commercial treaty with Pisa toward the end of his reign.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The able emperor, Alexius I, on succeeding to the throne toward the close of the eleventh century, took steps to expel the invaders.

From Early European History by Webster, Hutton