The theater of Norman expansion and the former seat of Byzantine power in Italy. The Normans first arrived here as mercenaries, then captured key fortresses and spread throughout the Italian peninsula. Alexios exploited Norman resentment here by bribing barons to revolt against Robert Giscard, forcing his recall from Greece.
What each episode says
Episode 8 (2 mentions)
“conquered most of southern Italy. Even the city of Naples, one of the crown jewels of the Gothic”
“southern Italy and prepared for the final push against the Goths. As the Byzantine armies closed”
Episode 9 (3 mentions)
“to reconquer southern Italy.”
“would lead an amphibious attack behind them, with half of his men marching on the southern”
“abandoned it to concentrate on reconquering southern Italy.”
Episode 12 (1 mention)
“all of southern Italy before the end of the century.”
Episode 14 (2 mentions)
The theater of Norman expansion and the former seat of Byzantine power in Italy. The Normans first arrived here as mercenaries, then captured key fortresses and spread throughout the Italian peninsula. Alexios exploited Norman resentment here by bribing barons to revolt against Robert Giscard, forcing his recall from Greece.
“Their first contacts with the Byzantines had been as mercenaries in southern Italy,”
“him, turning southern Italy into his personal kingdom.”
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