What the records say
- When
- 1041
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 38.18° N, 15.55° E
- Description
- 1041 siege
Siege of Messina (1041)
The Siege of Messina was conducted in 1041 by the forces of the Zirid dynasty and Kalbid Emirate against a defending Byzantine force led by Katakalon Kekaumenos. After a previously successful campaign which saw much of Eastern Sicily return to Muslim control, the Arab forces attempted to drive the Byzantines from their final holding at Messina.
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