Nicephorus Doukeianos
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Nikephoros II Doukeianos (or Nicephorus; , ; died 1040) was the catepan of Italy from 1039 until 1041. He saw the early rebellion of Arduin the Lombard
, but not is completion. He was killed at Ascoli Satriano
early in 1040. With his death, the insurrection accelerated.
Arduin the Lombard
Arduin was a Greek-speaking Lombard nobleman who fought originally for the Byzantines on Sicily and later against them as the leader of a band of Norman mercenaries....
, but not is completion. He was killed at Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.-History:Ascoli was a city of the Dauni. It was the seat of two early Roman battles . Later Sulla build a military colony here.In the mid-9th century it was set on fire by the Saracens...
early in 1040. With his death, the insurrection accelerated.
Source
- Chalandon, FerdinandFerdinand ChalandonFerdinand Chalandon was a French medievalist and Byzantinist.Chalandon’s work remains the most substantial study of the Normans in Italy and though the details of what he wrote a hundred years ago have in places been modified, it remains the single most important work available to historians.Being...
. Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicile. ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 1907.