Siege of Bari

The Siege of Bari by the Normans took place from 1068 to 1071. Robert Guiscard had to conquer this last Byzantine city on the Italian mainland to attack without enemies in the back Sicily can. The city was heavily fortified and Robert ventured no direct attack, but began on August 5, 1068 a lengthy siege. Robert also had no experience with sieges and moved so inevitably to the blockade of the port city, also with the help of an artificial pier to block the port. After the beginning of the siege seconded the pro- Byzantine party town, which incidentally won the largest population town for a patience, a messenger to Constantinople Opel to ask for a replacement. The hastily sent reinforcements, however, were completely wiped out by Robert Guiscard in a field battle. Worn down by the following three years of famine, and with no hope of further spare the inhabitants of the city were on April 15, 1071 the Norman duke. This treated the rich inhabitants Baris very accommodating and was able to quickly secure their support. With the fall of the city ended the 536 years ending Byzantine history of Italy.

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• Raumer, Friedrich: The History of the Hohenstaufen and their time, Leipzig 1823