Catepanate of Italy

Catepanate of Italy Κατεπανίκιον Ἰταλίας
Province of the Byzantine Empire
965–1071
Approximate territorial extent of the Catapanate of Italy during the early 11th century. Modern city names (in Italian, except from Napoli) are provided alongside the medieval Greek names.
Capital	Bari
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	965
• Norman conquest of southern Italy	1071
Preceded by Succeeded by Longobardia Principality of Salerno County of Apulia and Calabria
Today part of	Italy

The Catepanate (or Catapanate) of Italy (Greek: κατεπανίκιον Ἰταλίας, Katepaníkion Italías) was a province of the Byzantine Empire from 965 until 1071. At its greatest extent, it comprised mainland Italy south of a line drawn from Monte Gargano to the Gulf of Salerno. North of that line, Amalfi and Naples also maintained allegiance to Constantinople through the catepan. The Italian region of Capitanata derives its name from katepanikion.