The Norman conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily / Gordon S. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Gordon S., 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Normans--Italy, Southern--History--To 1500.

Normans.

Normans--Italy--Sicily--History--To 1500.

Italy, Southern--History--535-1268.

Italy, Southern.

Sicily (Italy)--History--1016-1194.

Sicily (Italy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Normans originally came to Italy and Sicily in the 11th and 12th centuries looking for adventure or a livelihood, but once there, found opportunity for fame and fortune. The story of the Norman conquest in Italy and Sicily is indeed one of knights and adventurers, great battles and lowly pillage, opportunism and statesmanship, and crusade and coexistence. This rich and often dramatic study focuses on the eight sons of Tancred of Hauteville, especially Robert Guiscard, who has been called ""the most dazzling military ruler between Julius Caesar and Napoleon,"" and his youngest brother Roger

Contents:

The Norman Conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily; Preface; Introduction; I. Civitate; II. The Adventurers; III. Tancred of Hauteville; IV. Mercenaries for the Basileus; V. Rebels; VI. Warlords in Apulia; VII. Count of Apulia; VIII. The Pope's Wrath; IX. ConsoIidation; X. Guiscard; XI. Calabria; XII. Sicily; XIII. Cerami; XIV. Rebellion; XV. Victory; XVI. The Duke and the Pope; XVII. Salerno; XVII. Carrying War to the Enemy; XIX. The Pope's Savior; XX. Terror of the World; XXI. The Quest for Glory; XXII. The End of the Beginning; Chronology; Genealogical Table; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-5127-0