Norman Conquest of Sicily and Southern Italy (1070s)

Name: Norman Conquest of Sicily and Southern Italy (1070s)
Start: 1071
End: 1072

Type Event Region Europe Time 1071–1072

In the 1070s Robert Guiscard and Roger I steadily advanced conquests in southern Italy and Sicily, taking Bari in 1071 and Palermo in 1072, reshaping…

Timeline

1071Bari · ApuliaAfter a long siege led by Robert Guiscard, Bari fell; the last Byzantine stronghold on the Italian mainland was lost, and the Normans gained full control of Apulia and Calabria.
1072Palermo · SicilyAfter several years of siege, Roger I captured Palermo; the core city of the Muslim regime on Sicily fell into Norman hands, and the conquest of the island entered its decisive phase.

Sources

The Normans in the South, 1016-1130 — John Julius Norwich (1967)