Siege of Taormina (1078)

Siege of Taormina
Part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy
Date1078
Location
Taormina, Val Demone, Sicily
37°51′0.00″N 15°18′0.00″E / 37.8500000°N 15.3000000°E / 37.8500000; 15.3000000
Result Norman victory
Belligerents
Roger I of Sicily Emirate of Sicily
Commanders and leaders
Otto the Aleramid
Jordan of Hauteville
Arisgot du Pucheuil
Elias Cartomensis
Siege of Taormina (1078) is located in Sicily
Siege of Taormina (1078)
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Location within Sicily
Siege of Taormina (1078) is located in Italy
Siege of Taormina (1078)
Siege of Taormina (1078) (Italy)

The siege of Taormina in 1078 was one of the final acts in the Norman conquest of Sicily.[1]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Società Siciliana di Storia Patria 1873 p. 237 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).