In 890 the Byzantines defeated the Saracens in southern Italy. They established themselves again at Bari, which had been the seat of the last Exarch of Ravenna , and ruled the Theme of Lombardy by means of an officer entitled Patrician and then Catapan. The catapanate comprised mainland Italy south of a line drawn from Monte Gargano to the Bay of Salerno. Amalfi and Naples, although north of that line, maintained allegiance to Constantinople through the catapan. Events The sovereignty of prince Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... For the rugby club Saracens see Saracens (rugby club) The term Saracen comes from Greek sarakenoi. ... Bari is the second largest continental city of Southern Italy, with a population of 326,201 (2001) along 116 sq. ... Themes (singular thema) were administrative units of land in the Byzantine Empire. ... Patricians (patricii) were originally the elite caste in ancient Rome. ... Amalfi Amalfi, a town and archiepiscopal see of Campania, Italy, in the Gulf of Salerno, 24 miles southeast of Naples. ... Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ... Map of Constantinople. ...

Some Norman adventurers, on pilgrimage to St Michael's shrine on Monte Gargano, lent their swords in 1017 to the Lombard cities of Apulia against the Byzantines. From 1016 to 1030 the Normans were pure mercenaries, serving either Byzantines or Lombards, and then Sergius of Naples, by installing the leader Rainulf in the fortress of Aversa in 1030, gave them their first pied-à-terre and they began an organized conquest of the land. In 1030 there arrived William and Drogo, the two eldest sons of Tancred of Hauteville, a petty noble of Coutances in Normandy. The two joined in the organized attempt to wrest Apulia from the Byzantines, who by 1040 had lost most of that province. Bari was reduced (April 1071) and the Byzantines finally ousted from southern Italy. They returned briefly to besiege Bari in 1056. This article talks about the Norman people. ... Events Canute the Great is acclaimed king of England. ... The Lombards were a Germanic tribe in history. ... Categories: Regions of Italy ... Events George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine- Rus force, which effectively ends Khazarias existence. ... Events Battle of Stiklestad ensures the Christianization of Norway. ... Tancred of Hauteville was the Norman noble, about whom little is known; his historical importance comes entirely from the accomplishments of his sons and later descendants. ... Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a former country (a Duchy) situated in northern France occupying the lower Seine area (upper or Haute-Normandie) and the region to the west (lower or Basse-Normandie) as far as the Cotentin Peninsula. ... Events August 14 - King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ...

See also: Exarchate of Ravenna, Exarchate of Africa The Exarchate of Ravenna was a center of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751 A.D., when the last Exarch was put to death by the Emperors enemies in Italy, the Lombards. ... Introduction Exarch is from the Latin; Exarchus, Greek; Exarchon; Meaning Leader, from the word exarchein to lead, to begin, to rule. ...

"[1] (http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/)." Encyclopedia Britannica 1911. Accessed on April 24, 2005. April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...