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Two Arab fleets had arrived in Taranto, …
Years: 875 - 875
Two Arab fleets had arrived in Taranto, in 871 and later in 875, carrying troops that sack Campania and Apulia.
The situation in southern Italy worries Emperor Basil I, who decides to fight the Arabs and take from them the harbor of Taranto, which the Saracens have held for nearly forty years.
It is from here that ships loaded with prisoners sail to the Arab ports, where their prisoners are sold in the slave markets.
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- Arab people
- Franks
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Benevento, Lombard Duchy of
- Sorrento, Duchy of
- Sicily (theme)
- Saracens
- Venice, Duchy of
- Italy, Carolingian Kingdom of
- Sicily, Emirate of
- Salerno, Lombard Principality of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Capua, Lombard Principality of
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Years: 875 - 875
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Franks
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Benevento, Lombard Duchy of
- Sorrento, Duchy of
- Sicily (theme)
- Saracens
- Venice, Duchy of
- Italy, Carolingian Kingdom of
- Sicily, Emirate of
- Salerno, Lombard Principality of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
- Capua, Lombard Principality of
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions