13.4 The Battle of Civitate 1053 AD, Part 4
A History of Europe, Key Battles
Carl Rylett
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🗓️ 25 January 2015
⏱️ 26 minutes
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In the first half of the eleventh century, the Normans gained much territory in Italy but in so doing had made many enemies. In 1054 Pope Leo IX brought together a force of Lombards, Germans and Byzantines to confront them. The Normans won an overwhelming victory and effectively conquered the southern half of the peninsula
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| 0:58.6 | Last week, I told of growing Norman power in 11th century Italy. |
| 1:05.0 | I also beliefully described events in Rome, where the papacy was now held by one of the most decadent of all popes in history, |
| 1:12.6 | Benedict the 9th. |
| 1:14.6 | I described how in the early 1030s the Romans rose up against Benedict, who was only able to regain his position, |
| 1:24.6 | with the help of the Emperor in Germany. I now pick up the story |
| 1:30.7 | from 1044, when for a second time Benedict was forced out of the city, and Romans elected a new |
| 1:39.5 | Pope, Sylvester III. Benedict gathers his supporters |
| 1:45.4 | and fought his way back into the city |
| 1:47.8 | to oust his rival |
| 1:49.1 | Very soon after though |
| 1:51.6 | Benedict lured by a large sum of money |
| 1:54.3 | And having only ever been interested in being Pope |
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