One of four “crusader states” formed following the First Crusade, the principality of Antioch was built on turbulent foundations. Its Latin settlers faced not only various Islamic powers, they also had to contend with the Byzantine Empire, whose rulers claimed the city and its environs for themselves; the Armenian Christians of Cilicia; and the rival machinations of the other Frankish states, particularly the kingdom of Jerusalem. The instability this facilitated, and the power of those who vied for influence with Antioch, has had a profound impact on modern historiography. Thus, the principality has been portrayed as a rigorous autocratic state, whose relationships—internal and external—were primarily shaped by outside forces. This article explores these trends, proposing that the principality of Antioch's power structures were far more dynamic than once imagined and that its ruling elites played a more proactive, delicate diplomatic game than historians have recognised.

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拉丁美洲的政治和外交：史学史上的安提阿公国

第一次十字军东征后形成的四个“十字军国家”之一，安提阿公国建立在动荡的基础上。它的拉丁定居者不仅面对各种伊斯兰力量，还必须与拜占庭帝国抗衡，后者的统治者自称这座城市及其周边地区。西里西亚的亚美尼亚基督徒；以及其他法兰克国家（尤其是耶路撒冷王国）的敌对阴谋。这种不稳定性促进了局势的发展，而那些与安提阿争夺影响力的人的力量对现代史学产生了深远的影响。因此，公国被描绘成一个严格的专制国家，其内部和外部的关系主要是由外部力量决定的。本文探讨了这些趋势，并提出了安提阿公国