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Byzantine-Norman Conflict

Type Event Region Apulia Time 1034–1039

Norman expansion in Apulia provoked a strong Byzantine response; around 1036, amid court turmoil in Constantinople, the empire still attempted to rec…

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  1. 1035–1036Apulia interior · ApuliaThe Byzantine Empire organized an expedition south to recover castles and towns held by the Normans; local governors and Lombard princes at times coordinated operations, besieging Norman garrisons in several strongholds.
  2. 1036–1039Apulia · ApuliaThe two sides fell into a prolonged war of attrition: though the Byzantines could recover some towns, Norman knights relying on castle defenses and mobile raids continually struck back. By the end of the 1030s, Norman power had expanded further, and the Byzantine southern Italian system was on the verge of collapse.

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