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After the Battle of Bovino, Otto I …
Years: 970 - 970
After the Battle of Bovino, Otto I had ordered that a fortress be built in the area of present Basilicata to protect against Greek incursions.
The castle-fortress is completed in 969 on a site chosen for its defensive advantages.
The constructors of the fortress, being from Venosa, dedicate the fortress to their protector-saint, Saint Felix (San Felice).
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- Adalbert of Italy
- Crescentius the Elder
- Crescentius the Younger
- Liutprand of Cremona
- Otto I
- Otto II
- Pandulf I Ironhead
- Pope John XIII
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- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Germans
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Saxony, Duchy of
- Ivrea, March of
- Capua-Benevento, Lombard Principality of
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire)
- Italy, Catepanate of
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Years: 970 - 970
Locations
People
- Adalbert of Italy
- Crescentius the Elder
- Crescentius the Younger
- Liutprand of Cremona
- Otto I
- Otto II
- Pandulf I Ironhead
- Pope John XIII
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Germans
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Saxony, Duchy of
- Ivrea, March of
- Capua-Benevento, Lombard Principality of
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire)
- Italy, Catepanate of
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions