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To: Verginius Rufus

Thanks VR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_southern_Italy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine–Norman_wars


151 posted on 10/15/2013 7:03:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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To: SunkenCiv

It looks like I was not quite accurate—the Normans had invaded Sicily in 1061 and 1064, but the only lasting possession from those attempts was the castle of San Marco d’Alunzio, built in 1061.


152 posted on 10/15/2013 7:37:07 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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