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Apulia

Also known as Puglia

Apulia (Puglia) is the region in the south-east of Italy that forms the heel of the peninsula, with its capital at Bari. In antiquity it was home to the Iapygian peoples, the Daunians, Peucetians and Messapians, before Roman conquest. In the Middle Ages it passed between Lombards, Byzantines, Arabs and the Normans, whose Duchy of Apulia became part of the Kingdom of Sicily. It remains a major producer of olive oil, wine and grain.

Apulia
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Kingdom of SicilyFoundation, Socioeconomy, SummaryKingdom of NaplesSocioeconomy

Mentioned in 10 state histories

PeucetiansDauniansDuchy of BeneventoEmirate of BariPrincipality of SalernoTheme of LongobardiaCounty of AversaDuchy of Apulia and CalabriaPrincipality of TarantoPrincipality of Bari

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Apulia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/apulia
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