Tirant lo Blanch; a study of its authorship, principal sources and historical setting
CHAPTER III. ROGER DE FLOR’S CAREER AT CONSTANTINOPLE 112
Arrival of the Catalan-Aragonese expedition.—Battle between the _almogávares_ and the Genoese.—First victory over the Turks.—Roger begins his triumphant march through Anatolia.—Arrival of reinforcements.—The power of the Turks completely broken.—Roger proclaimed Caesar of the empire.—He is slain at Adrianople.—Points of resemblance in the careers of Tirant lo Blanch and Roger de Flor.