The Battle of Manzikert (1071) was:
a. A miserable failure for Byzantine forces, even though they were numerically superior to the Seljuks.
b. The Seljuks' final victory in Anatolia, and the Byzantines quickly recovered from the blow.
c. Considered unimportant in Western Europe and its legacy quickly forgotten.
d. The cause for the abandonment of the Crusader kingdoms in the Middle East.
a. A miserable failure for Byzantine forces, even though they were numerically superior to the Seljuks.
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