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Troia, Apulia

Troia is a hill town in northern Apulia, Italy, founded around 1019 by the Byzantine catepan Basil Boioannes as a fortress guarding the frontier against the Lombard principalities. It soon became a bishopric. Its Romanesque cathedral, with a rose window and bronze doors of the 12th century, is one of the finest in Apulia.

Troia, Apulia
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Catepanate of Italy

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