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...r II of Sicily]] hosted here king [[Louis VII of France]], whom the Norman fleet had freed from the Saracens. After having been ravaged by Emperor [[Frederi

...tled in the area of what is now [[Austria]], and at the beginning of the [[6th century]] they were settled in [[Pannonia]] (now [[Hungary|Western Hungary] ...nly defend coastal cities that could be supplied by the powerful Byzantine fleet. [[Pavia]] fell after a siege of three years, in [[572]], becoming the firs

...(535–552)|Gothic Wars]] between [[Ostrogoths]] and [[Byzantines]] in the [[6th century|sixth century]]: in [[542]] it fell to the troops of [[Totila]] but ...anian]] sea cities such as [[Amalfi]] and [[Gaeta]], but had a respectable fleet that took part in the [[Battle of Ostia]] against the [[Saracens]] in [[849