@misc{Czyż_Maciej_The_2021, author={Czyż, Maciej}, copyright={University of Wroclaw}, copyright={Copyright by Uniwersytet Wrocławski}, address={Wrocław}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, publisher={Uniwersytet Wrocławski Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych. Instytut Historyczny}, language={eng}, abstract={The paper discusses various aspects of Romanos III Argyros’ expedition in Syria, such as itsobjectives and route. It is argued that Romanos’ goal was to not just replace the Mirdāsids with Manṣūr IbnLu’lu’ in Aleppo, but to annex the city and then lend his support to the Ṭayyi’ in Palestine, thus profiting fromFāṭimid problems and eventually conquering Syria. The defeat of the Byzantines before they reached Fāṭimidterritory allowed for the later amelioration of relations with Fāṭimids. A solution to the issue surrounding the personality of Ibn Dūqs is also presented.}, title={The Syrian campaign of Romanos III Argyros in 1030 CE}, type={text}, doi={https://doi.org/10.34616/samai.2021.6.239.272}, }