Roger de Hauteville begins conquest of Sicily
1060
Robert Guiscard's younger brother crossed from Calabria to Messina and began wresting Sicily from its Arab emirs in campaigns that would run for three decades. The eventual Norman kingdom of Sicily would be a multicultural marvel, with Greek, Arabic, and Latin used side by side at court. Roger's methodical approach, castle by castle and town by town, showed a patience rare among Norman adventurers.
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Before and after in Europe
- Before: August 23, 1059: Treaty of Melfi
- After: 1061: Pisa raids Palermo
Before and after in War
Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.
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