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A Lombard prince held prisoner in Taranto …
Years: 840 - 840
A Lombard prince held prisoner in Taranto is in 840 freed by his partisans, brought to Benevento, and made duke.
At the same time, the Saracens take control of Taranto, exploiting the weak Lombard control to make Taranto an Arab stronghold and privileged harbor.
In the same year, an Arab fleet leaves Taranto, defeating in the Gulf of Taranto a Venetian fleet of sixty ships that had responded to a summons by the emperor Theophilos, and enters the Adriatic sea, sacking the coastal cities.
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- Arab people
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Benevento, Lombard Duchy of
- Saracens
- Venice, Duchy of
- Francia (Carolingians)
- Spoleto, Duchy of
- Frankish, or Carolingian (Roman) Empire
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
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Years: 840 - 840
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Benevento, Lombard Duchy of
- Saracens
- Venice, Duchy of
- Francia (Carolingians)
- Spoleto, Duchy of
- Frankish, or Carolingian (Roman) Empire
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions