Byzantine Italy
Parts of Italy held by the Byzantine Empire
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursChronologically, it refers to:
- Praetorian prefecture of Italy (540/554–584)
- Exarchate of Ravenna (584–751)
- Theme of Longobardia (c. 891 – c. 965)
- Catepanate of Italy (965–1071)
Several states avoided conquest by the Lombards or Franks and maintained nominal Byzantine allegiance even after the Byzantine presence in Italy came to an end:
- Byzantine Venetia (later: Republic of Venice)
- Duchy of Naples
- Duchy of Gaeta
- Duchy of Amalfi
- Duchy of Sorrento
Likewise, the islands of Sardinia and Sicily maintained Byzantine allegiance in this period:
- Theme of Sicily (687–902)
- Byzantine Sardinia
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