Person

Melus of Bari

d. 1020 · 11th century

Melus of Bari was a Lombard nobleman of Apulia who led revolts against Byzantine rule in southern Italy. After a failed rising in 1009, he returned in 1017 with Norman mercenaries, the first Normans to fight in the region, but was crushed by the catepan Basil Boioannes at Cannae in 1018. He died in exile at Bamberg in 1020.

Melus of Bari
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Catepanate of Italy

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