Medieval era · 1018
Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae took place in 1018 between the Byzantines under the Catepan of Italy Basil Boioannes and the Lombards under Melus of Bari. The Lombards had also hired some Norman cavalry mercenaries under their leader Gilbert Buatère, while Boioannes had a detachment of elite Varangian Guard sent to him at his request to combat the Normans.
- When
- 1018
- Where
- Cannae
- Era
- Medieval
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Cannae (1018), CC BY-SA 4.0