The new emperor, Alexios I Komnenos (1081–1118), was forced to call upon the assistance of the Venetians, who in the 1070s had already asserted their control of the Adriatic and Dalmatia against the Normans.
Yeni imparator I. Aleksios (1081-1118 arası hükümdar), zaten 1070lerde Adriyatik ve Dalmaçya'da Normanlara karşı kontrollerini ortaya koyan Venediklileri yardıma çağırmak zorunda kaldı.