Halfway through the year 1000, Robert the Guiscardo invaded Southern Italy. The Duchy of Amalfi reluctantly had to accept the protector-ship but in the year ’96 they attempted a rebellion. A complete disaster, annihilated, the rebels were stripped of all their privileges, lost their castles and a large part of the fleet and the Duke Marino Sebaste was removed from office… In the meantime a league headed by the Pope moved against Guiscardo,
the Piseans who where great enemies of Amalfi also took part. In
June ‘135 they landed in force along the coast and with sword
and fire destroyed the towns, two years later they returned to complete
the opera, destroying al the fortifications… |
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