1097

1097 (MXCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1097th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 97th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 11th century, and the 8th year of the 1090s decade. As of the start of 1097, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1060s  1070s  1080s  – 1090s –  1100s  1110s  1120s
Years:	1094 1095 1096 – 1097 – 1098 1099 1100

Map of Anatolia during the First Crusade.

Events

• Edgar I deposes Donald III to become king of Scotland.
• The First Crusade reaches Constantinople.
• Crusaders besiege Nicaea, win the Battle of Dorylaeum, and capture Latakia from the Seljuk Turks, and begin the siege of Antioch.