Qualla: Battle of Makryplagi https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:34:06 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Makryplagi https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi Battle of Makryplagi: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi/ The Byzantine general Alexios Philes held the high ground at Makryplagi. His army occupied the pass near Gardiki Castle, where the border of Messenia meets the central Peloponnese, and by every conventional military logic, the Achaean attack should have failed. The first assault came and broke against the Byzantine positions. The second came and broke too. Then came the third.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/e/battle-of-makryplagi-wp/sqxe-battle-of-makryplagi-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Makryplagi: An Empire Trying to Come Home https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi/ In 1259, the Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos captured William II of Villehardouin, Prince of Achaea, at the Battle of Pelagonia. As the price of release, William surrendered several key fortresses in the southeastern Peloponnese — the peninsula the Byzantines called th...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/e/battle-of-makryplagi-wp/sqxe-battle-of-makryplagi-an-empire-trying-to-come-home.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Makryplagi: The Campaign Unravels https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi/ Constantine resolved to try again in early 1263 or 1264. He assembled his forces, advanced into Achaean-held territory toward northern Elis, and set his camp near a place called St. Nicholas of Mesiskli. The campaign's first blow fell before battle was even joined: the head of th...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/e/battle-of-makryplagi-wp/sqxe-battle-of-makryplagi-the-campaign-unravels.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Makryplagi: The Pass at Makryplagi https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi/ Philes marched what remained of the army toward Messenia and occupied the pass of Makryplagi, near Gardiki Castle, on the border between Messenia and the central Peloponnese. Elevated ground, a defensible position, natural chokepoints — he had chosen well. William, now reinforced...

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/q/x/e/battle-of-makryplagi-wp/sqxe-battle-of-makryplagi-the-pass-at-makryplagi.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Makryplagi: Words After Battle https://qualla.com/battle-of-makryplagi/ The Chronicle of the Morea records what happened next at Veligosti, and it deserves to be heard directly. When William told Philes that this defeat was God's punishment on Emperor Palaiologos for breaking his oaths, the captured general replied: 'The Morea belongs to the Empire o...

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