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Siege of Bari

Siege of Bari was a siege conducted on 5 August 1068 at Bari, in what is now Italy; it lasted 2.7 years. It was part of the Byzantine–Norman Wars, which ran from 1039 to 1189. The recorded result: Norman victory. Recorded strength: Bari garrison, other Byzantine reinforcements and 20 ships against Norman army and fleet, unknown size.

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Robert Guiscard, duke of Sicily
Robert Guiscard, duke of Sicily. en:Image:Robert Guiscard.jpg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 August 1068lasted 2.7 years
WhereBari, Italy41.125N, 16.867E
OutcomeNorman victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstNormans
Casualties and lossesHeavy, including civiliansandHeavy
Part ofByzantine–Norman Wars1039 to 1189

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Norman Wars

Siege of Bari, 1068Battle of the Zompe Bridge, 1074Battle of Dyrrhachium, 1081Battle of Larissa, 1083Siege of Dyrrhachium, 1107Siege of Antioch, 1137Battle of Brindisi, 1156Sack of Thessalonica, 1185Battle of Demetritzes, 118510681185Siege of Bari, 1068
9 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Norman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 August 1068
to 15 April 1071
PlaceBari, Italy
41.125N, 16.867E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeEnd of Byzantine Italy
StrengthBari garrison, other Byzantine reinforcements and 20 shipsNorman army and fleet, unknown size
Casualties and lossesHeavy, including civiliansHeavy
Commanders
  • Michael Maurex
  • Robert Guiscard
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Siege of Bari
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Siege of Bari today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-07-13. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 16 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -5 to 70 m, 75 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 43% built-up, 42% water, 6% tree cover.

built-up: 43%water: 42%tree cover: 6%grassland: 5%cropland: 4%built-up 43%water 42%tree cover 6%grassland 5%cropland 4%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 30 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 53 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

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Elsewhere in 1068

Siege of Bari is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815120, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bari, revision 1370739282, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.