Guiscard, to guarantee Apulia against attack from…
1078 CE
Guiscard, to guarantee Apulia against attack from the new rulers of the Empire, wants the territories on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula, and he begins to build a large navy.
Michael's expulsion and Helen's confinement reawaken his unappeased spirit of adventure and hastens his long-considered expedition.
Now his goal is even more ambitious: to march to Constantinople and crown himself emperor in place of the deposed Michael.
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Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
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Sorrento, Duchy of
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Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
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Salerno, Lombard Principality of
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Normans
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German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
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Pisa, (first) Republic of
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Doukid dynasty
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Apulia, Norman Duchy of
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